[raidzero]

sounds to me like the screen is broken, if you don't even see the boot screen with the red lettering at the bottom, I don't think there's much to do except ask for a replacement. (hard reset maybe, but if you don't even see the boot screen, how would you see the hard reset-screen?) try it anyway I guess: pull battery, reinsert battery, hold down volume down, center button and power button. also check to see if bootloader mode works? pull battery, reinsert, hold down volume down and power till you see the tricolor screen.. if you can see the tricolor screen there might be hope you could flash a new rom...