360 VGA output with 3.5mm audio jack

I recently had an xbox given to me. The only problem no video cable. I decided to see If I could hook it up to a computer monitor.

The older 360s have the capability to output rgb vga video signals. One simply has to connect the correct pins on the video connector to a db15 connector. I used some old hard drive ribbon cable to make the connections.

I added a pin socket to the cable to so I could unconnect the setup if necessary. the arrow in the picture is pointing to the solder bridging the two pins together. this tells the xbox that the cable is connected and to use vga mode

on the other end is a db15 video connector and headphone jack.

The setup works great. I can enjoy 360 game at 1080p and it looks amazing. If you would like to try the same thing here are some links to get you started

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/how-to-turn-a-standard-xbox-360-video-cable-into-a-vga-cable-fo/
http://pinouts.ru/Video/VGA15_pinout.shtml
http://thingiverse-production.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/bf/9f/44/73/28/Xbox_360-HandC-V1_4.pdf