What is going on with my display and how can I fix this?

I believe this started after a certain instance where I was using my HDMI out to watch hulu on my TV. I accidently turned off the TV, which made both my TV and the MacbookPro display to go black.
After a restart, the monitor is sometimes black, but in some cases, it displays the desktop...but in the wrong resolution, and with artifacts and lines streaking throughout. I can sometimes fix this by plugging in and unplugging the HDMI cable and restarting the computer randomly.... This has been a reoccurring problem over the last few weeks so I have attempted to refrain from shutting the computer down completely.
Thanks for any help you can supply!

See the support docs for the correct procedure to reset the PRAM.
If still no joy, walk it into the nearest Apple Store for their opinion. Do you have Apple Care?

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Patddfan:
From your description of what is happening it does not sound like a kernel panic. See What’s a kernel panic. In terms of what to do see: Resolving Kernel Panics
I suspect that your HDD is in serious need of maintenance. Here's what I would do:
1. Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. In the left panel select your HDD (manufacturer ID), and in the main panel select the First Aid tab. Click Repair Disk Permissions.
2. Boot from your install disk. Go to the Installer menu and launch Disk Utility. Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left panel and First Aid in main panel. Click Repair Disk. If DU reports disk needs no repair quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors, click Repair again, and again until DU reports the disk is repaired. If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior.
3. Download MacJanitor and run all the procedures, the follow regular schedule.
4. Take a look at Gulliver's article Mac OS X System Maintenance and implement procedures.
Please post back with further questions or comments.
Good luck.
cornelius

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AdaS_VZW,
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