I just got back from vacation and my macbook pro is now showing the black stripes at the bottom which everyone has been talking about. Unfortunately, they don't go away using any of the tips provided in the first or the second thread. You would think it was an electrical connection that isn't working properly.
Here's the evidence:
http://web1.twitpic.com/img/23778930-1bfde3079881929a314e4455486ae17d.4a886bcd-s caled.jpg
The machine is about 20 months old, specs are
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.16f11
I think we have apple care on it, so we're taking it in. Bummer.