You can record through the HDMI on the PS3. The Aver Media software does not support recording HDCP, but third party programs such as VH Capture do. Try using the drivers that came on the disc. Somehow, the new drivers on the site block VH Capture from viewing that HDCP content, and you just get that black screen. But recording the PS3 through HDMI is very possible, as I have been doing it since May, when I got it.