Video out to TV

I just got the Mini-DVI to video adapter, but I can't seem to get it to work with my TV. I tried it with a different one, and it worked, so I know it isn't the cable. The only conclusion I came to was that it wasn't working with mine because the TV I have is quite old, and I have to use one of those adapters with RCA inputs, and a coaxial cable output. Do you think this is the problem? I tried it with two different adapters like this on two different TVs, and the same thing happened.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I did get it working perfectly on my TV for about 20 seconds, but it just randomly stopped working again.
Anyway, does anybody have any ideas?
Thanks,
Zeb

OK... so I figured it out. Firstly, the RCA cable I was using was faulty. Secondly, I think the adapter I bought is also faulty. I found that it only works when it is hanging down from the computer... as in the computer is sitting on the edge of, say, a desk, and the the cable hangs over the side. If I move the cable upwards, it stops working. So, I'm going to call an Apple store and see if this is most likely the problem, and I'll probably exchange it.
Thanks again,
Zeb

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Another update, I did some research and it seems that ATI are cagily admitting to the fact that there might be a problem with the X-series;
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http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questio nID=21266
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questio nID=25682
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