# What will next-generation console graphics look like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 26, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-next-generation-console-graphics-look-like/95201 "2001-11-26T00:36:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-next-generation-console-graphics-look-like/95201/21 "2001-11-27T16:50:19Z")
The dreamcast had a scan converter and some of the games supported monitors’ resolutions. I know Soul Calibur did (oh god… Soul Calibur) and IIRC RE:Code Veronica did as well. I am not sure offhand what the best resolution avaiable is on the current systems. I recall that the Gamecube was up to HDTV standards, but I forget the rest. Ah, [here we are](http://xbox.ign.com/news/18801.html). If you scroll down a bit there you’ll see a fine table comparing stats of the consoles to each other. Under the resolution heading we find: **XBOX:** 1920 X 1080 **PS2:** 1280 X 1024 **Gamecube** : ?? (at least HDTV Quality). So, to recap: the cost effective solution is to buy an average PC for your computing needs, a console for gaming, and a television for, um, television. The monitor/TV is the biggest factor in picture quality here, NOT the medium on which you play the game. Consoles will not die, I don’t think, until the point where top-o’-the-line PCs are cheap. Not likely to happen, um, ever. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-next-generation-console-graphics-look-like/95201/22 "2001-11-28T06:18:39Z")
**erislover:** You’re still forgetting that TV images are _interlaced_ whereas monitors are _non-interlaced_. Interlaced monitors take half the information in a given timespan that an interlaced image does. A non-interlaced picture is noticeably crisper than an interlaced one is (especially when ther is motion on the screen). HDTV is a bit of a different story since they can get higher resolutions and support both interlaced and non-interlaced pictures. You need to read the fine print on what the system is pumping out in regards to television. The link you provided isn’t quite that specific. ---
**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-next-generation-console-graphics-look-like/95201/23 "2001-11-28T10:06:38Z")
The thing most people don’t realize is that a computer can take over many functions of other devices that are normally discrete, and do a much better job. Compare the cost of a TV, Stereo + Radio, DVD player, Console game system, and a cheap computer for internet access and word processing vs a good computer that can take over all of the above functions, and the previously “expensive” computer becomes the best value, especially considering the increased flexibility and performance offered by a computer. The only issue with the above scenario is that it requires some technological know-how and computer experience to setup. Computers will replace TVs for average users when it’s as easy as clicking Start, Watch TV…and computers come with Video-IN as standard. ---
**Author:** ![Popup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@Popup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Popup)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-next-generation-console-graphics-look-like/95201/24 "2001-11-28T10:22:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FDISK \* > \*\*Computers will replace TVs for average users when it’s as easy as clicking Start, Watch TV…and computers come with Video-IN as standard. \*\* Yup, but not until they’re silent and switch on in less than ten seconds. I’m not holding my breath. ---
**Author:** ![Nukeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Nukeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nukeman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-next-generation-console-graphics-look-like/95201/25 "2001-11-28T13:30:16Z")
FDISK, the only problem with that is if someone wants to listen to music or watch a DVD while you are using the computer. Thanks for the info on water cooling, by the way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-next-generation-console-graphics-look-like/95201.md?page=1)