Display problems with new iMac 24" (March 2009)

I just got my new 2.93 GHz 24" iMac last Friday, March 13, 2009.
I've been noticing that there are some weird things happening as far as the display is concerned. The screen images/words are "jumbled" and overlapping. This is happening in all windows; Safari, Finder, System Profiler, etc.
When I scroll, the screen becomes jumbled and unreadable. Once I pass the mouse over the affected area however, the refresh seems to correct the issue. Very annoying.
Anyone having a similar experience?

The +Help & Terms of Use+ link over the right has instructions for including images.
Did you try resetting PRAM?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
If that does not help, try resetting the SMC (power management) by precisely following this procedure.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543
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