Red/blue flash on my screen?

I see this red, blue strip/flash thing on my screen every night. Is my laptop broken? when I restart it, it goes away but it comes back at night. I'm scared that it might shut down or something. I haven't spilled anything over it and take good care of it. I've had for 4 years now.

neginkh74 wrote:
it's like when you see those strips/fuzzy blue/red lines on your tv
I don't get those lines on my TV. Perhaps I am lucky.
I suggest that if you can, take a picture of this phenomenon and make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar. Show the technician the picture so the he has an idea what to test for. The evaluation will be FREE.
Ciao.

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