LED backlight went black

Day 3 with my new 2.2 15"MBP.
I attempted to use Photo Booth just now, and immediately after the white screen flash - the screen went black. Backlight shut off completely. This was darker than the normal dimming that occurs when idle; but I could still (barely) make out the icons on the desktop. Everything seemed to be functioning normally, albeit in complete darkness.
I hit the power button and clicked Restart. The backlighting returned at the start of the reboot cycle. Everything seems normal, and photo that started this was OK. Took some more pics with no problem.
Im not sure what I should do about this. Is it a one-off or systemic? This is my first Mac. Any thoughts?
MBP 15" 2.2ghz Mac OS X (10.4.9) Purchased 6/12/07

Same here, used it for a week and during a day of air travel he screen just went dark and never came back. Machine works perfectly but is unusable but with an exernal monitor. My retailer is exchanging it for a new one. Very unusual for Apple but as expected the service is no questions asked perfect.
cheers
M

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