Recorded buzz noise

Hello all...
I know that the MBP was plagued with various noises from it's early days, and I'm one of those early users (week 24) which makes my computer one of the first!
I've been suffering through the noises but will finally have some time that I can go without my laptop. The major noise I have is near the power adapter (mostly when it's plugged in). The other day I accidentally discovered that I can record this noise by recording from line-in without anything plugged in. It sounds like this: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~sc924359/staticy.mov
I also have a noise which seems to be coming from the display whenever I have a cold boot. Adjusting the screen's position adjusts the volume of the buzz. It also goes away as soon as the computer warms up enough.
Does anyone know what either of these two noises are? It would help me a lot in dealing with AppleCare.
=)
Thanks,
Scott

You have the same problem I did last month. Here's my recording of it, it had gotten worse and changed when I adjusted my screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoBLdXg1T4I
And here's the Apple article about it: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303365
Probable cause, it's the LCD inverter. My inverter and the LCD itself was replaced under warranty. Not sure if you got Applecare or not, but take it to the Apple Store near you and make them fix it. It's a known issue with earlier MBPs.

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