Gateway p-7805u Bad LCD??

I just had best buy ship me a p-7805u laptop and right out of the box it seems the LCD is bad. It has lines running across the screen almost like static and a blue/purple tint to it. I can barely make out what is supposed to be on the screen.

I tried to adjust the video cable that hooks into the board and was able to get the static to go away but the screen remains with a blue tint. (For example a black screen will look like a deep blue.)

Has anyone had this problem with this model? I was hoping I could figure out how to fix it without sending to repair. I don't want to wait 3-4 weeks to get it back.

Thanks.