Question about tv, cable, surround sound?

[JSantiago]

I have a dishnetwork box, a Panasonic tv, and an LG DVD surround sound system. How do I get the surround sound to work when I'm watching cable and not just when I put in a DVD?

[JSantiago]

Htib's are not made to interconnect with much of anything, just for playing the incorporated DVD player, largely

[JSantiago]

Since they cost generally over a couple hundred bucks anyway, this is therefore seen as wasteful 1

[JSantiago]

Since they cost generally over a couple hundred bucks anyway, this is therefore seen as wasteful 2

[JSantiago]

Since they cost generally over a couple hundred bucks anyway, this is therefore seen as wasteful 3