HELP... MAC MINI DISPLAY RESET!

I just got a Mac Mini for home and planned on using my LCD TV as the monitor. Not realizing that I had HDMI input on the TV, I purchased the DVI to VGA adapter. I was adjusting the Display Settings on the Mini (because the picture was terribly blurry) and the screen went blank when I changed the resolution (I was just clicking each resolution option). I was able to restart the Mini and it brought the display back up. So I tried to adjust again and the screen blacked out once more. Now, I am unable to see anything at all. I tried to reset the PRAM/SMC or whatever (I did both procedures) but I still can't get even the blurry picture back. If I unplug the DVI/VGA adapter, the screen flicks up what would be 'on screen' and blanks right back out. Is there a way to reset the display to the default?
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So, I called Apple Support today and tried all of their procedures. Finally, they told me to reinstall OSX. I reinstalled and the screen went back to old blurry. I purchased a DVI to HDMI converter, plugged everything back up and... not so blurry but still not satisfactory (even to my wife's standards, who normally doesn't know/notice/understand/care about things like that... so, it MUST be bad). I found my TV resolution in the manual, it is 1440x900 and says it is 720p. So, I tried to make adjustments again. Back to Black (I am starting to feel like JayZ). I am now reloading OSX (this time I clicked 'Options' and opted to erase the entire hard drive, then reload).
I called Apple Support back and they said that they are unable to do anything more over the phone (Dell did not buy Apple, right?). I was instructed to return the MacMini to an authorized agent to have them look at it. I guess I will do that tomorrow since I spent all of today F'ing with it.
In the mean time, if someone can help me figure this out, I would be very appreciative.
Thanks, Matt.

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