Macbook pro screen blurry and picture jumping

Hi, when I turn on Macbook it has a double picture overlapping that is blurry and jumping.
cant see disc utility cause everything is vibrating and blurry.
Any help?Thanks

No known problems with the 13" models as they don't have the discrete AMD Radeon GPU.
However, your problem could be either with the integrated GPU or the screen. The only way that you can know for certain is to take your machine to your local Apple Store (be certain to make an appointment!) or an AASP for a free diagnostic test and estimate for repair.
Good luck,
Clinton

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I have a silver 120GB 15-inch MacBook Pro from Summer 2007 with 3GB RAM and 25+GB free space which has recently begun to freeze irrecoverably. The first appearance of these symptoms seems to coincide with my installing the Snow Leopard 10.6.6 update via Software Update.
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