Recognised problem - bright corners?

I'm afraid I'm not much help, but I did notice this same thing just yesterday. First I've seen of it. Macbook is about 9 months old. Came home yesterday - I'd left the macbook closed and sleeping and I found it turned off. It didn't boot up immediately. When it did, the screen was dim, especially toward the bottom, except for the two flashlights shining up from the bottom corners, like you describe. But when I rebooted again, it seemed fine. Since then, it's booted up fine two more times, then done the flashlight thing again once. Wondering if I need to take it in or wait and see for a bit...

This is normal.

The MacBook display is a Cold Cathode Lamp display. CCL displays gradually grow dimmer over time. I have a PowerBook G4 that's 3 years old and I see the same "flashlights" in the lower corners. Usually this effect goes away once the display has a few minutes to warm up. (CCL lamps take a bit to reach peak brightness, unlike LEDs, which emit 100% of their max light immediately.)

Mine does go away as it warms up. Does this just get worse with? This isn't an old machine. I looked up my receipt, and I've only had it since August 07.
So I guess my real question is: is this something faulty I need to take in for repair, or will they just tell me it's normal?
Thanks!

It is normal.