Ok. I actually think it has something to do with my plasma. Because I just noticed that my dvd player (sony 999es) was not set on progressive. When I set it to progressive on the dvd OSD and the progressive setting on the back of the dvd unit itself the same darn thing happened. Changed the screen to about 12"x12" and a green tinted screen. I'm using component cables, what the heck is the deal? I am thoroughly confused now. Thanks for the help people.
I may list this as a new issue altogether in a new post.