Mbp c2d 17" display issues

Hello,
Has anyone heard of updates or fixes for the brighter bottom display issues on mbp c2d? I'm still waiting for a fix or explanation. I really want to buy one but need a better quality display.
Thanks

Mine is a week 48 build and the model is 9C61, manufacturer 610.
I think it all looks very evenly illuminated to me. I ran LCDTest so I could see it with different solid colors, and it looks fine.
This is a glossy screen, if that makes any difference.
doug

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We continue to report on an issue where their MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo (Late 2006) displays flicker or suffer from appearance of horizontal distortion lines. This issue is reminiscent of a problem that plagued some iBook G4s, generally resolved by logic board replacement.
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can u explain me what is the MLB? is it the motherboard?
because i have video issue, sometimes i can see horizontal distortion line like you can see at these links:
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7888/dsc03013mx3.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7905/dsc03014tf5.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5957/dsc03015qk8.jpg
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