New 27 inch iMac used as monitor for PS3

Greetings!
I am trying to use my 27 inch iMac as a display for the Play Station 3. I have a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cord connected to both and the iMac does't do anything. I looked at the display in system preferances and there is no AirPlay Mirroring device connected. I also tried to press Command+f2 and there was no change. Is there anything else to try? Thanks.

Hello, sorry to report...
Mid 2011s & up need Thunderbolt!???
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3775

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Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0602
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 3233
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VGA Display:
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Depth: 32-Bit Color
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