Using RCA/Composite video on tube TV - problem

I bought the Apple DVI to Video Adapter for my old 19" tube TV. The screen resolution was at 8--x--- by default. Everything was working fine for the past few weeks. I opened up iTunes, which then prompted me to enlarge my screen resolution. I enlarged it to the largest size (which was just the next option down), which was 1---x---. The screen turned to black and white and starts flickering top to bottom really fast so that I cannot read the screen at all. I used a camera to take pictures of the screen and guess where my mouse curser was for 30mins, finally I was able to switch back to the original 8--x--- resolution. But it didn't help, the screen/icons got bigger, but the screen is still black and white and flickering like crazy. I restarted the computer figuring that would do it. Nothing. I cannot figure it out. The computer is back in the "default" settings, but is not working. Any ideas?
I plugged the computer into a monitor and HDMI TV, picture is fine. My RCA video cord is working fine, plugged in a few things into the tube TV, all works...

With the mini attached to the TV, try starting in Safe mode and see if you get a useable picture. Then switch to 800 x 600 at 60 Hz and restart normally. Hopefully that will fix it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

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