Apple TV audio problem - HDMI / Home Cinema

Just got my APPLE TV up and running and testet - everything is fine when I connect directly to the TV.
BUT
When I connect via the same cable (HDMI) into the Home Cinema system (SAMSUNG HT-TXQ120) it is also fine everything APART from a very very irrirtating thing... every 1-2 min. theres a cut in the sound... its only a very very short cut in the sound but it is so anoying that you cannot use it right now - especially when you listen to loud music...
Can anyone give me some clues how to fix this pls. !?

Jesper Buch wrote:
BUT
When I connect via the same cable (HDMI) into the Home Cinema system (SAMSUNG HT-TXQ120) it is also fine everything APART from a very very irrirtating thing... every 1-2 min. theres a cut in the sound... its only a very very short cut in the sound but it is so anoying that you cannot use it right now - especially when you listen to loud music...
Can anyone give me some clues how to fix this pls. !?
Well, if the symptom occurs only when connected to your SAMSUNG HT-TXQ120, I would say you've isolated the problem and should start there. If available, I would try using component cables to see if the problem persists; do you have an optical cable? Why don't you try using the optical out of the ATV to the optical in of your Samsung and see if you still get the dropouts in the audio. Trying the different connection methods will further help in isolating the problem. It might be a defective HDMI connection. Have you tried different HDMI cables to make sure that's not the problem? Also, how is your ATV connected to your network? Are you streaming content or is it synced on the ATV?

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