Color problems with duo monitor (MPB and 24' Cinema Display)

I have a new 24' Cinema Display attached to my 15' macBook pro 2.66 (not the new one with the SD slot) and I keep getting weird colors on the MBP display.
Here is a screengrab from the MBP. The main display is fine. What is my MBP screen experiencing?!
http://www.madreview.com/images/screengrab.jpg
You can ell the colors are off on Tiger Woods on the bottom and on the background. Please help.

If I may jump in, I have almost the same question and would like to clarify the Cmd-F1 suggestion. (I'm looking at buying the 24" LED for my slightly older MBP with max resolution 1440x900.) If one runs this monitor in extended desktop mode, you can reach the max resolution for the monitor, if I understand correctly, but is some of your "desktop" then spread across your built-in MBP LCD? That's less useful than having the entire 24" available for keeping multiple windows open.
Just want to understand whether this is really worth it! Thanks, and PMFJI.

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