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[Jameson42]

VGA output on the xbox isn't that hard.  It's a matter of converting the component video (HD) signal to one a VGA monitor can understand.  Component has 3 connections - Y,Pb, and Pr.  Y is a combination of luminosity and the vertical and horizontal sync signals.  Pr is the difference of red from the overall screen luminosity.  Pb is the difference of blue from the overall screen luminosity.  Green is whatever is left over after taking out blue and red.  the sync signals can be removed with a sync seperator chip (which cost about 5-7 dollars, or many companies will give you a free sample).  A VGA monitor expects Red, Green, and Blue, with each channel only giving their total luminosity.  Some monitors support sync-on-green, which removes the need for a sync seperator to connect to that monitor.

The conversion of the colors can be achieved either with a circuit (like x2vga or Ken Gaspar's VGA circuit - about $10 or $20 to build), with a special bios (such as iND-BiOS 5001 VGA - compatible with xboxes 1.0-1.5), or with a patch to nkpatcher (for softmodders)

It's not hard.  It's not expensive.  And you can get VGA output in any of the HD resolutions if your monitor supports them.

[ferrari_rulz_02]

try this

this will do it for you, aparently

[Jameson42]

That cable routes connections to the proper places on the monitor, but will do nothing to convert colors to what they should be, and will not give you sync signals.  If you use that cable on a monitor without using either a VGA bios or the VGA nkpatcher, the screen will appear very green. (assuming you actually get an image).  Those cables are made for people who want component video on their projector, as most projectors get their component input through a VGA port.

[spinr34]

there are all kinds of tutorials on this site on how to make a vga adapter.  pics (working proof), wire diagrams etc are all in the tutorials, just search the forums. in fact, i saw one posted last week with the diagrams and all that.

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(spinr34 @ Jul 26 2005, 03:53 AM)

there are all kinds of tutorials on this site on how to make a vga adapter.  pics (working proof), wire diagrams etc are all in the tutorials, just search the forums. in fact, i saw one posted last week with the diagrams and all that.