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?

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Answer 1

You’re thinking of this wrong,the game is getting pretty graphically intensive outside of cutscenes, and the cutscenes are rendered in engine in that game as well so you’re actively rendering each frame, not watching a video with playback.