Video Has Wavy Lines

Hi,
Has anyone seen this before?   Apple support has been no help.  I've had the computer into a local store 5 times and they can't seem to get it fixed.  I've also been in contact with a senior engineer who doesn't want to or isn't able to keep notes on my case.  Apple did replace the system board and other stuff about 3 weeks ago but now this. 
Apple now says it's 'software' related but can't give specifics.  I'm willing to reformat and reinstall OSX if I think it will help.  The fact that they did replace things says to me they did see a problem.  The computer passes diagnostics but it passed before too when they then decided it was the system board.
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Bruce

I'm not so sure if it's software-related.
A similar problem was noted with summer 2010 iMacs, and was related to an improper grounding of the display - the kind of thing you'll find with a badly grounded TV.
This link offers more detailed information, but little in the way of specific help:
http://www.ehow.com/info_12202369_macbook-pro-display-problems-horizontal-lines. html
However, a grounding problem would explain why the diagnositics come up goose-eggs.

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