Playstation 3 with 23 inch Display

I just bought a Playstation 3 and wanted to run it through my 23 inch Mac display. I already have a TV tuner (elgato), but my Powerbook G4 can't handle the speed of the playstation, so the screen always looks choppy. Instead I bought a HDMI cable and Gefen HDMI to DVI adaptor. when plugged it all in, the Mac screen was black and the light in the bottom right corner just blinked at me. Does anyone know what went wrong? why won't it show any picture?

The Apple 23" display needs 1920 x 1200 60 Hz. Can the Playstation 3 provide this?

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