IMac screen dead. LCD burned out.

iMac screen is dead. Tech says the LCD burned out. He said that I could connect it to a tv, via mini DVI to VGA; VGA to tv. I get the Leopard screen on the tv, but no tool bars, top or bottom. Can't turn extended screen mode off, due to black screen on computer. Tried F7, Command F7 and Command F1, none work. Any new suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Do you know if the LCD screen has a bad backlight, or is the screen data drive bad? If it's just the backlight, shine a strong light on the screen, you should be able to see everything, just dim. I can estimate clicking on the Apple menu, then with a strong flashlight, I can easily see the dropdown menu to pick the System Preferences, and then to Displays and mirroring.
Perhaps you can tell us the exact model of iMac you have. We can devine that it's likely an Intel iMac with mini-DVi, but often folks are wrong about their details. Details can make all the difference in figuring out something you can do.

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