Dynex 22" & Mac Mini

I have my Mac Mini hooked up to my Dynex 22" LCD via miniDVI to DVI -> DVI to DVI port in TV and I'm not really pleased with the results.
The text looks horrible, and too sharp even with font smoothing on, photos look edgy and doesnt blend in correctly. Turning the sharpness on my TV off just causes everything to be blurry, and calibrating it didn't fix it either. So what could possibly by the problem to fix this? My MacBooks quality is what I need at the least. Here's the TV I have: http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-742-23-dynex-22-720p-widescreen-flat-panel-lcd-h dtv.aspx

1680x1050@60hz
Max my screen can go.
There's a higher option but since it cant support it, it goes off the screen.

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[img]http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/8352/848/store.apple.com/Catalog/nl/Images/M9267_ lm.jpg[/img]
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