Display freezes with horizontal lines, then turns dark

I've recorded a little video to explain my problem better :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Fs2T7Cjb8
Please don't mind my brother talking in the background and commenting in French about MotoGP umbrella girls
It all started like 6 months ago, from time to time there were horizontal lines visible in the lower-right corner of the display, that disappeared immediately after that I pushed the screen, then 3 weeks ago it started doing that...
My Macbook never fell down, I always transported it in a Be.ez LArobe bag which I believe is rather resistant.
The horizontal lines on the lower right are now permanent, and the freezes are more and more often.
I think there might be a contact problem, since the display gets back to normal when I push it.
Since it's been nearly 2 years that I own my MB and don't have AppleCare, I'd like to know if I can solve this problem without emptying my wallet by having to pay for a new display...
Thank you for your answers and sorry for my approximate English

Thank you for your answer, but actually I forgot to mention that I own a Nov. 2008 13" MacBook Unibody in aluminium (which is now called MacBook Pro, that's why I posted here rather than on the MacBook forum), and it only has one graphic card, thus I can't solve my problem this way.
Also I'd like to add that in my opinion, for what it's worth, this is not a software issue, since when I push on the screen as shown in the video, the artefacts disappear, and when I release the screen it starts again, so I believe it could just be a false contact.
I know that if it is a hardware problem I should go to an Apple Store or a Premium reseller but it would mean a 200km trip at least, and I don't have any backup computer, and I need it for my exams at the moment, so I can't really leave it for 2 weeks to be sent to Apple right now, nor can I afford for a new display if the problem is more important than I thought. I'd just like to know if this can be fixed quickly and without emptying my wallet, if that's not the case well I'll just wait and pray my MB survives through my exams
Thanks for your help

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