I think the only difference is the paid support.

thanks for the question , your question helped me learning about new things.

i think you know the problem , you said "a cheap chinese LCD tv - this tv is always problematic,"

i think you should buy the expensive Japanese TV :D

boot the fedora dvd or cd whatever , then chose update (not install)
and then chose install new boot loader and that's it.

i agree with you in the linux Standardization because i think it will make the linux more powerful and the development will be faster.

after you adjust the nividia settings press (save to X Configuration file) before quieting.