Why is the Mini Interlacing 1080p?

Hello All,
I recently purchased the prior 2011 Mac Mini with the following specs:
4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256 MB
OS X 10.8.4
I also purchased an Asus 22" LED HD, (1080p) screen (VS229H-P) that I've attached via hdmi.
On my desktop and in most programs everything looks fantastic on screen and is perfectly clear. However an interesting things keeps happening every time I play a game in full screen mode. If I keep the game in full screen resolution of 1920x1080, it appears to convert to 1080i. The screen, while visible, appears to take on this distorted vibrating motion that is consistent with what I know happens with interlacing. I also tested this out of game by changing my desktop resolution in "display preferences" to 1080i instead of 1080p, and it did exactly the same thing, which confirmed my suspicion that it was interlacing.
When I take the game out of full screen mode and put it in windowed mode at the 1920x1080 resolution, it's crystal clear, no interlacing. As soon as it's back to full screen, interlacing is back.
I've tested this with multiple games and of the 10 I've tested only three do not interlace, two of those three happen to be purchased through the app store. Unfortunately I'm limited on trying alternative connection options since the mini only has hdmi, or thunderbolt connections - no mini display port. The screen only accepts hdmi, dvi or avg. While I know there are converter adaptars like hdmi to dvi, I'm hesitant to jump in and buy them as I don't know if they'll resolve the issue.
Question here is, why is this happening? Is it an application error, or a mac error in transmitting the hd signal to my screen? Is it possible to change the way my mini is transmitting the signal to each game? Might there be some setting I need to check on my monitor that I've missed?
I currently play in windowed mode or at a lower resolution which works, but is less than satisfactory for me and I'd like to explore a solution if one exists.
Any help or if others have had similar experiences and had any work arounds that they could share, would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Joe

It is a game error.    Contact the game publisher and tell them which games don't do this.   Many games have preferences within the game themselves to choose the display preferences.  Some games love to force screen settings on you.

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