Screen Darker In The Middle

I have noticed that the screen is much darker in the middle of the screen, vertically in a column. This was improved when i booted to the CD. Now on a fresh install and it looks better but doesnt seem to be completely fixed. I am going to wait and let the screen heat up. Also is there any fix for the high pitched noise yet?

hmm...I just received mine literally 20 minutes ago, and my screen is considerably darker on the right side (especially along the right edge). And I have this backlighting leaking on the upper right corner. I am going to wait a day and see if that clears anything. If not, it's going back....sigh...
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