Webcam on Envy 14 Beats only detects when the display is at a certain angle

HP Envy 14t-1100 CTO beats edition
Windows 7 64
"No webcam detected" using HP MediaSmart Webcam, webcam not showing under imaging devices in device manager
I've had my Envy 14 Beats for about 9 months, when I got it the webcam worked just fine. A few months ago I started noticing that when I tilted the display forwad or backward I would hear the alert noise for when a usb device is unplugged, at the time I didn't think much of it.
Just recently I went to use my webcam with the MediaSmart app and got the error message "No WebCam detected, try plugging in your webcam... yada yada." So I went to the device manager to see if there was a driver issue, to my surprise there was no "Imaging device" category. I scanned for new hardware, nothing turned up. While re-adjusting my sitting position on the couch I tilted the display screen slightly forward, and to my surprise the device manager list refreshed and suddenly the "Imaging Device" category was there with the webcam listed. I let go of the display (I was applying a small amount of pressure tilting it forward) and the usb disconnect noise beeped and the webcam disappeared from the device manager...
After a little more pushing and prodding I was able to reproduce the effect. If I have the display at a slightly larger then 90 degree angle (100 degrees-ish) and then put a little pressure on the display tilting towards me (going from ~100 degrees to ~97) the webcam will show up in the device manager and works like there's nothing wrong. If I let go of the display and let it sit open unassisted I get the disconnect system noise and the webcam and imaging device categor disappear from the device manager. I'm guessing there's a loose connection in the wiring that connects the display screen to the main body of the laptop.
My question, then, is what can I do about it? Obviously me holding the display in order to use my webcam doesn't fly, but am I going to have to send in my laptop for repair? I bought the laptop in early december of 2010 so it's still under warrenty. If I do have to send it in, will they wipe my hdd?
Any ideas or suggestions would be very appreciated, I know this is a wierd one, but that's just my luck I suppose.
Thanks!
-Jake

I have the exact same problem. And I went through it twice. The first time I had this problem, I tried to work around by tilting the display to a certain angle, but eventually the webcam stopped getting recognized and after talking to the customer care and trying system restore and even factory reset, I had to send the laptop for warranty repair. This time I noticed the problem while using Skype or Google video chat. Whenever my video is on i.e. the webcam is working, my microphone picks up a loud noise which goes away when I switch off the video. I got the same effect in HP MediaSmart webcam program too. After a couple of month like this my webcam eventually has stopped getting recognized again.
Calling customer care would only result in suggestions of system restore/ factory reset when I know that the problem is in hardware. I believe the webcam connection is very weak to handle the display tilting. I have searched the web and have fond many similar problem reported by users.
I paid a premium for this laptop a year ago and I am surprised to find the same problem getting reported even now! Hope HP works on remedying this shoddy piece of design!

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