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I used that guide and did it myself with no trouble. Including taking it apart, the whole process took about 15 minutes.
What you need:
Gamecube component cable (they are rare) - Instead of red, yellow, and white at the ends of the cable, you will have red, blue, and green. The plug is also huge (since it has a lil chip crammed inside)
10k resistor - 1/8W is ideal. I am using a 1/4W and it seems to be working fine
6 wires
- ground
- red
- green
- blue
- H sync (horizontal sync)
- V sync (vertical sync)
Opening up the plug on the component cable is kind of a pain. It has a metal framing on the inside that is really stubborn. Just dont break the chip or any caps! The link I showed has pics on all of that.
Here you can see my red, blue, and green. Then I labeled my H and V sync wires.
So here is where the 10K resistor is used. Note that you have to disconnect that pin from its via point on the board. That pin will only touch the resistor and the resistor connects to the via point. The white wire is H-sync and the blue wire is V-sync. If you get it backwards you will have no signal.
Cost:
You will have to buy a component cable, and a VGA accepting screen. So, if you know where to look, you can get the cable for 50 bucks. The VGA accepting screen depends on the size. If its 5" then the best you can do is 80 bucks.
So thats $130 for this mod. VGA looks beautiful. So it was worth it for me since I work a lot and have a lot of money saved up.
