Black Screen on my MacBook 2005. I have to move the monitor back and forth very slowly to get it back on.

I can be on my MacBook working and then out of nowhere my screen goes black. If I go to close it the screen comes back on but is then at an angle where I can't see the screen.
Has anyone else had this problem at all?? I am worried what it will cost me to fix.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I am worried what it will cost me to fix.
With a Macbook that old, you might as well buy a new one. You're on borrowed time already.

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Firefox 22 has a new way of setting the default zoom level: it is based on your Windows font size setting. So, if you set Windows fonts to 125% (enlarged 25%), your Firefox pages also will be enlarged 25%. On pages that do not adjust their layout, you may get a horizontal scroll bar.
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2009 Macbook Pro, 3.06 GHz Intel 2 core, Max 10.6.8.
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          3.06 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP52.008E.B05
SMC Version (system):          1.42f4
Serial Number (system):          7302300GANE
Hardware UUID:          B2D4B4B4-CD92-5C7A-BDC2-527D30DD8DF3
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled

EDIT: RESOLVED
For anyone else who finds their way here like I did, this link did it for me: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/527599/windows-8-issues-solved-please-r ead-if-you-39-re-having-black-screen-and-or-flickering-/
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If you can somehow document any processes you've put the MacBook
through, which can cause it to repeat the symptoms you've seen, be
sure to write down the sequence of events if your action and resulting
issues can be make re-occur. Then you'd have a fair chance at some
one looking deeper to find the real cause of this problem. {If you have
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seen in a kernel panic or other message. Otherwise, a working Mac
can take its own screenshot.}
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or separately, that you may be accustomed to using. Perhaps the basic
OS X and a few applications work just fine.
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the cause may be harder to discover. If you have a complete backup
of the system and your files on an external drive, that may help if you
need to reinstall it. However if there is a problem in that software set
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(The HDD capacity will show 'other' so that may be unsubstantiated.)
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from Console, to show crash logs or other effects from the Time/Date
of these slow wakeup and black-screen intervals? There may be.
Some of the system report may be helpful to those who know how to
read the resulting mass of files. Perhaps one of the more advanced
users who occasionally reply here will see your thread and offer a
method of accessing the OS X via Terminal or single user mode,
for troubleshooting purposes. Mine is an older OS X with less fuss.
Good luck & happy computing!
edited

Black screen after login, MacBook Pro - 15-inch, Mid 2010

Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB
Serial Number W80400EPAGX
Software OS X 10.8 (12A269)
(matte screen)
I have read all the other threads and my case is the sceen stays black
I cannot boot in safe more to see anything
I tried my boot camp disc to only get a dim black screen
I have also tried SMC and PRAM reset, also Safe mode and nothing is working
here is my situation...
I loaded 10.8 ASAP with a USB clean install and all my programs
using all the new features especial the dictation .. it works perfectly
My computer has been working perfectly since I installed 10.8 until today
In the middle of some VIP web projects and everything has come to a halt
I am located in Bali Indonesia
Apple support here is not very good here with my experience
I have an apple care and it's valid at this moment
I try to get a replacement power supply and I was refused service in Bali Indonesia with my AppleCare
After sending it to Jakarta
I have issues with my trackpad and battery also
Is there any solution I can use it this point by using my AppleCare?
I am not prepare to purchase another computer right now
I think my best bet would be Australia or Hong Kong
To get apple care service at Apple Store
This computer was purchased in the Netherlands
And I have contacted support as a reseller there and they took care of me with no problems
And very quickly
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