Why do TVs not require graphics cards the same way that computers do?

Question

Let’s use Balders Gate as an example… the majority of the really “graphic” intensive parts of the game are the cut scenes and not the actual game. So why would it need a substantial GPU? Isn’t it just playing back a prerecorded video much like a TV would? Or am I thinking of this wrong?

In: Technology

Answer 1

All of BG3’s cut scenes are actually rendered in real time by the game, not pre-recorded. Also, your game console itself *does* have chips equivalent to a PC’s video card. The TV itself is basically a monitor.