Will this give me 5.1 surround sound?

Question

Friday I'm going to circuit city to get my new hdtv and surround sound and a ps3. The tv is a Sony 40" KDL40V2500 and the home theatre is Sony HT-DDW995. Will I get 5.1 surround sound from the ps3 while playing games watching blu ray if I run a hdmi cable from the ps3 to the home theatre then from the home theatre to the tv or do I need to run digital optical from the ps3 to home theatre for 5.1. Also how do i get the satelite to be in 5.1 surround from a regular reciever. And if anyone can give me any tips on the best way to hook up everthing up

Answer 1

If you use optical you will get 5.1 sound. Hook hdmi cables from the satallete (if it dosen't have it use component) and optical cables to the home theater.

Answer 2

Just be sure that home theater receiver came with a hdmi input or optical input in order to be capable to reproduce 5.1 channels.

Note: Input to receive ps3 data