Macbook Pro 13" Screen Distortion and Flickering

Hi Guys,
please help me if you can, got this problem where the screen keeps flickering and distorting... got a couple of videos here, need some help!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k5Dqj1KlnY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhthT9XHIus&feature=channel (not so frequent)
it shouldnt bug me, but its a £1000 laptop which has problems?

That should definitely bug you! I'd go crazy.
Generic advice time: Looks faulty. First I'd start with making a full backup of your drive, then reinstall snow leopard fresh.
If you get no luck, then it's probably a hardware issue. If your laptop's new, take it back. If it's an old laptop but this is a recent development, you may have to get it repaired. Whether you do this through the apple store or a third party is up to you.
Hope this helps
Alex
Message was edited by: alexfromlondon (to fix a typo)

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