Screen randomly turns B&W when VGA is connected.

Hello folks. I'm having this problem where at random times (usually after the 2nd or 3rd reconnect) where the output via the VGA connection on my Macbook Pro turns black and white.
For example, I plug my computer into my TV via VGA, watch a movie and it works fine. Then I disconnect my computer to use it for another purpose, then go back to it later and plug in the vga port and the display on my TV is black and white. Disconnecting and reconnecting doesn't help, I have to restart the computer to solve this issue.
I am certain this is a Snow Leopard problem as I never had this issue previously with Leopard. Do you guys know how I can fix this? I'm sure it's a software issue.
I will reference the following threads as they appear to address same issue I'm having, with the only discrepancy being a DVI connection as opposed to VGA.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10324242
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10125852
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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