Originally Posted by jex

As to graphics that someone commented on here - I disagree that they are on the cutting edge. Granted graphics are good but until they can be rendered at real life levels (i.e. 9x9 million resolution - roughly the amount the human eye can take in) we'll still have to make sacrifices somewhere. AI is one aspect that is behind the scenes that isn't noticed so much but takes up a lot of processing power.

I don't think you will see this kind of realism with a CRT or LCD. My point was there will have to be a leap in technology in order to get to this kind of realism. A new type of display will have to be introduced like the Virtual Retinal Display I mentioned earlier. This new technology will most definitely require more processing power than we have in current PC's, which is one reason they have not hit the retail market.

The problem with your 9x9 million resolution is that it implies you have full field of view. The average human has about a 200 degree horizontal field of view whereas your widescreen TV at 6 feet away will give you no better than 40 degrees. As I said CRT's and LCD's will not get us the realism you are describing.

And I'm not disagreeing that we don't have a lot of work to do in Computer Graphics. That's why I'm geting my Masters in it. My point was with current displays and CPU's we've just about done what we can. As Admiral Hopper once said "The speed of light can only travel so fast". There are only so many phosphor dots/transistors we can cram into a given space.