In general you would connect the DVD and Dish Hopper to the receiver with HDMI and the receiver to the TV with HDMI. Another option would be to connect the DVD and Hopper to the TV with HDMI and the TV optical out to the receiver. You would have to assign the optical connection on the receiver to an input in the input setup menu. You could also connect the DVD and TV with HDMI and use separate audio connections from each to the receiver if they have them.