Color lines on my cinema display and computer freezes.

I just bought a 2.8 dual quad-core mac pro and a 23 inch cinema display 2 days ago and I've been having small color lines show up on my screen after running the computer for about an hour. It usual happens when im in safari or firefox. and when it does happen the computer totally freezes. Im not able to force quit or do anything except restart from the power button. This happens again after about an hour or 2 and i have to do it all over again. Any idea why this happens before i lug the computer back to the store? thanks...
I'm running mac os x 10.5.1, ATI Radeon HD 2600, 2 gig of ram

My new Mac Pro (2.8 2 x Quad) has also frozen a number of times since day one. The details are over on xlr8yourmac.com with others who are experiencing the same issue.
I usually only get a small spot of screen corruption around the mouse pointer - about the size of a postage stamp - when the freeze happens, but 3 times the screen (30" HC CD) has become totally corrupt with many wavy lines and artifacts running thru it. The mouse pointer stays moveable in all cases, and background processes continue although I cannot force quit or restart in any other way than hitting the power button. Has happened twice in five minutes and then not once for as many as 3 days... seems to have no rhyme or reason.
I also have one of the freezing Aluminum iMacs with the very similar Radeon 2600 Pro card; the behavior was almost identical. Apple eventually released a firmware update that fixed the issue, and I find it hard to believe they would have brought the faster XT card to market without thorough testing, but... it's beginning to seem that they have.

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Hello,
I have a 23" Apple Cinema Display (2003 model). Some time ago a bright, fine vertical line showed up on the screen that never went away. Over time more lines have showed up and in different colors, like cyan magenta and yellow. The lines are always there but only appear prominently on certain colors or shades of gray.
Are the lines permanent? Is it a sign of LCD aging? Can I get rid of them and if so, how?
I hope to find an answer, especially since the lines are appearing at an increased rate now.
Thank you for your help.

My new Mac Pro (2.8 2 x Quad) has also frozen a number of times since day one. The details are over on xlr8yourmac.com with others who are experiencing the same issue.
I usually only get a small spot of screen corruption around the mouse pointer - about the size of a postage stamp - when the freeze happens, but 3 times the screen (30" HC CD) has become totally corrupt with many wavy lines and artifacts running thru it. The mouse pointer stays moveable in all cases, and background processes continue although I cannot force quit or restart in any other way than hitting the power button. Has happened twice in five minutes and then not once for as many as 3 days... seems to have no rhyme or reason.
I also have one of the freezing Aluminum iMacs with the very similar Radeon 2600 Pro card; the behavior was almost identical. Apple eventually released a firmware update that fixed the issue, and I find it hard to believe they would have brought the faster XT card to market without thorough testing, but... it's beginning to seem that they have.

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