Transfer resolution settings?

I have two minis. The PPC one was retired after honourable service as HDTV media hub. I got it to work at 1280x720 res with DisplayConfigX. The intel one is currently performing the same job, and I got a 1280x768 res out-of-the box.
Question: given that the TV is the same, couldn't I just transfer the setting from one box to the other? I can see my 1280x720 res is stored in
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist
Can I just transfer the file to the other mini?
I have now Leopard on an external HD connected to the intel mini. I could just try that and if it doesn't work reinstall the OS.
Any ideas? Thanks.

I think that might work, though I've never tried it. As for having to reinstall the OS if it doesn't work, you should be able to avoid having to do that. Don't let the new plist file overwrite the old one. Save to old one to a different location before moving the new one in. That way you can restore the old one if things don't work right.
What are you going to do with the windowserver.xxxxxxxx.plist versions, which I beleive are the ones associated with specific user accounts? Are you going to rename them so the xxxxxxxx matches between the two machines?

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