Trouble with DVI to S-Video/Composite on 480i TV

Please help. Just connected my 480i TV with my 2008 mac mini. First connection worked perfectly. I changed the screen resolution and now all I have is a flickering black & white tv. I've tried almost every possible screen resolution with no luck.
Help?

I can explain the behavior with AirDisplay. OS X has the ability to store different display settings according to how many screens are in use. AirDisplay counts as two screens being in use, same as like attaching an external display to a laptop. So OS X is using different settings for that configuration. As soon as the second display goes away, OS X reverts to settings last in use for the single display configuration.
Maybe restarting in Safe mode and changing the resolution to 480i will be all you need to do. That is also covered in the link the was previously sent.

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