Satellite A500-02J001 - Intermittent TV Tuner?

I recently bought a new laptop Satellite A500-02J001, running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit). I have properly configured the integrated digital TV tuner, analysis 28 channels with Windows Media Center. But the next time I went to use the TV tuner, Windows Media Center told me there was no TV signal detected. A few times since then, when I run Windows media Center, TV tuner worked fine. But the most often, Windows Media Center tells me there is no TV signal detected. I used 2 different TV antennas, including the one on which I regularly watch digital TV on a big screen plasma via 2 different digital TV set - top box. There is therefore no problem to have a good digital TV from my TV antenna signal. Can anyone suggest what is happening here, please? What is intermittently faulty material of TV tuner in my Satellite A500, or a problem of software in Windows Media Center? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello

Did you do a WindowsUpdate? (Run it from Control Panel)
Perhaps the last patch of Media Center can help.

Also try upgrading the BIOS (on the site of Toshiba support section).
If there are still problems, the antenna can be loose or something, so it may need to be repaired at an authorized Service Center.

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