Macbook to 32-inch LCD HDTV with VGA...odd problem

My TV is a Toshiba 32in LCD HDTV. I currently hook my Macbook up via VGA. The quality in general is superb. Picture is sharp and saturated. BUT...
When I'm watching a movie (stored on my macbook) on the TV, a rectangular portion of the top right corner will occasionally appear to lag behind the rest of the movie by a fraction of a second. It almost looks like a "picture-in-picture," with the top right corner simply being delayed. Even more strangely, this only lasts for a moment, as the lagging section slowly shrinks until it disappears entirely. A minute or so will pass, and it will happen again.
I've noticed that it normally happens most when there is a lot action in that corner of the frame.
Is this some kind of refresh rate problem? I honestly am clueless. What can I do?

My parents have a 37-inch Toshiba, I have experienced the same problem when watching movies via the Dell laptop. It happens both in VLC player and Windows Media Player, and I am using a VGA cable to connect to the TV. The problem was still there when we used an S-video cable. It sounds like it might be something about these Toshiba TVs.

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