Playstation 3 on PC Monitor

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.

If you used a different cable before changing to HDMI you need to reset your PS3 display output options:

• Power up your PS3.
• Hold the power button untill you hear a single "beep", don't hold it after that or you will just power it off.
• Wait a few seconds.

I would say your monitor does not support Digital DVI. Because your monitor has VGA, and VGA is purely analog. Though DVI supports also digital interface. HDMI is only digital, and a simple cable won't convert digital to analog. Some monitors can get both analog and digital at DVI input, some others don't. I believe the last is your case.

So, like me and many others, you can use a converter to VGA, for example, that's compatible with your monitor. For example:here

I have a similar one. You find a lot of chinese offers on ebay.