I tried to hook my Playstation 3 using HDMI to my monitors DVI port via an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. The monitor does not display anything. I connected the same display to my laptop via HDMI with the same adapter, and the display works properly.
Is there some PS3 setting I have to configure for this to work? On a different community, somebody claims using the same monitor and HDMI-to-DVI adapter strategy and it works perfectly. I own an AOC e2236Vw Widescreen LCD Monitor, which supports HDCP, so this shouldn't be the issue.
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According to the stats for the AOC e2236Vw Widescreen LCD Monitor on CNET, it does have DVI-D which is a pure digital connection. That explains why it works fine with your laptop, as HDMI supplies a digital signal, electrically identical to DVI-D.
However, despite your claims I see no indication that your display actually supports HDCP. It's an implicit part of the HDMI standard, but DVI predates HDMI, so there's no guarantee any DVI device has it. The fact that your monitor doesn't appear on the manufacturer's site, and that it includes VGA makes me think it's very old, and probably doesn't support HDCP.
There are devices that strip out the HDCP protection. Some do it deliberately to circumvent the standard, some do it accidentally because they're cheap and don't follow the standard. In either case, they're of questionable legality based on your location, so I won't recommend one.