Is my Playstation 3D Display Defective?

I barely received my Playstation 3D Display ~2 weeks ago.
For the first 2 days, my screen would go black for a second or two while playing a game. This happened 4 times within 2 days. Recently It's happened 3 times back to back, literally 5 seconds apart. And maybe another 2-3 times. The sound seems to play fine when the screen goes black.
Also, one time I was playing a game and switched one of the sound presets. I switched to Dynamic and the audio immediately started crackling and screeching loudly. I switched it back to Standard and haven't tried to switch the settings since because I'm scared of the speakers breaking. As well as the fact that I use headphones for gaming, but it sucks because I wanted to use the speakers for movies and TV.
Is mine defective? I read that some people had their display completely fail on them after a few days.
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Yes it is a consumer product, however, any device with the PlayStation logo falls under the PlayStation community for support. There are specialized technicians and moderators that are experienced exclusively on everything PlayStation. Please visit the above linked forums to ensure you receive the best possible assistance with your issue.
For example here is a post where several users are already discussing your product.
http://community.us.playstation.com/mes ... 3#36434263
I'm sure you will get all the support you need at the PlayStation forums. the Community is quite active there.

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Attachment 1 is supposed to be black to white squares in increasing gradient
Attachment 2 is supposed to be black into white, but on my display somehow a brown/purple tint is in between the black and white
Attachment 3 is the screensaver clock that is supposed to be black, but on my screen the top half is displayed with a purple hue
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Nokia N8 Display 1
Nokia N8 Display 2
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