I should have added that, even when the sound cuts out, the internal speakers still work.
First of all, Hi everyone.
I'm having problems with my Samsung LE37S86BD(R) LCD tv. (I left the (R) suffix off in the title as I've had trouble finding anything at all on the internet to do with this model unless I leaving it off).
The problem is, that the optical sound output intermittently cuts out. Oddly enough the sound always returns if I change channels.
I'm fairly confident that it's the tv and not the separate sound system because, I have no problems with the sound when my DVD player is the source. I also tried swapping the DVD and TV inputs the back of the sound system, in case that particular input was cutting out and fooling me into thinking it was the tv. Still the same, the tv sound cuts out, so I now know with some confidence that it's the tv.
Anyone heard of this before? Is there a solution?

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