Sony Bravia 26" "Invalid Format"

When I first hooked my Mac Mini To the Sony Bravia, using the DVI adapter, it worked OK, but when I increased the resolution I get an Invalid Format message, and I can't change it back. I have tried going back and forth, from the Bravia to my Apple display. No matter what I change the Resolution to on my Apple display, when I go back to the Bravia I get the same message.

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I suspect the reason your Bravia continues to remain blank despite you tweaking settings when using your Apple display is that the mini is 'remembering' the Bravia and the settings used with it, so reverting to those each time the system boots with it connected.
You could try several things at this point:
1: With the mini connected to the Bravia, boot into safe mode by holding the shift key down during startup. Safe mode may result in the system reverting to a basic resolution, allowing a display on the Bravia, which you can then reset to something you know worked before with it.
2: Boot with the mini connected to the Apple display, then without powering down, disconnect that and connect the Bravia.
3: Boot with no display connected, and wait until sufficient time has passed that you would normally be seeing the desktop, then connect the Bravia. This sometimes forces the system to boot into ultra-low res mode, which may remain after the Bravia is connected, allowing you to reset to a known-good resolution and refresh rate.
4: Boot with the system connected to the Apple display, and then search for file names containing 'windowserver' (no quotes) using the Finder's Find command in the file menu. Depending on which version of MacOS you're using, you may need to set the 'Kind' to 'system files' and then switch 'don't include' to 'include' instead. Drag all instances of windowserver files which end in '.plist' to the trash and then reboot (there may be 1, 2 3, or even 4 such files). These files contain display settings preferences, so will force the system to forget the Bravia. When booting again, it will create new ones but more importantly, since it will no longer remember the Bravia's settings you used, it should give you a working display.

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