Older Macbook Pro Blue Screen

I have a 2006 Macbook Pro with Snow Leopard. 15" Display. Had a problem with a blue screen appearing for various small amounts of time primarily when viewing video on the Internet. Usually only occurred during 1st half hour of use. After that no problem. I took it to the shop and they replaced the system board less than 1 year ago. That did not correct the problem. It is still occurring and seems to be lasting for longer periods of time (anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds) but eventually does stop during that particular use. Can anyone point me in the right direction to finding out why this is happening? Originally started about 1.5 years ago.  Thanks in advance.

Hi William,
Wow, that's a strange one. I'm trying to think of why it would happen in the first 30 minutes. Normally, heat causes issues, but I suppose there could be some situations that heat helps resolve.
If it's hardware related, once you replace the LB, it doesn't leave a whole lot. It could be the display data cable, but I sure wouldn't bet too much on that.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-Duo-Model -A1150-Display-Data-Cable/1210/1
Was RAM replace with the new LB? If not, you could try some RAM swapping (remove one module, boot/run; switch same module to other slot, boot/run; repeat with other module).

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