MacMini giving "no signal" when using the television resolutions (480p, 720p, 1080i)

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Published on 2010-12-22T23:26:23Z Indexed on 2010/12/22 23:55 UTC
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I have a Mac Mini (10.6) with a DVI out to my 720p television. It shows the options for 480p, 720p and 1080i with a little television next to the icons, along with the stand resolutions like 1024x768. The standard resolutions work fine with overscan checked, but I can't get any of the native television resolutions to work. I only get a "no signal" on my television.

The input on the television is marked with 1080i/720p/480p and yet only 480p (and the PC native resolutions like 1024x768) work. What's happening?

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