Joelcool7, you are delusional.
Gamecube: 485MHz CPU, 24MB ram, 162MHz GPU, 3MB GPU ram, 1.5GB per disc
PS2: 294MHz CPU, 32MB ram, 147MHz GPU, 4MB GPU ram, 4.7GB per disc
Dreamcast: 200MHz CPU, 16MB ram, GPU speed not listed on wikipedia, 8MB GPU ram, 1GB per disc
Xbox: 733MHz CPU, 64MB ram split between CPU and GPU, 233MHz GPU, 4.7GB per disc
Wii: 729MHz CPU, 24MB ram, 243MHz GPU, 64MB GPU ram, 4.7GB per disc
PS3: 3.2GHz CPU and 6 3.2GHz SPEs, 256 ram, 550MHz GPU, 256MB GPU ram, 50GB per disc
Xbox360: 3 3.2GHz CPUs, 512MB ram split between CPU and GPU, 500MHz GPU, 9.4GB per disc
So, the Wii is slightly more powerful than the xbox due to that ram tie-breaker. What a close battle. The PS2 is less powerful than the gamecube but somehow MGS, RE4, GoW, GoW2, and others managed to look as good as any last gen games. I suppose that would give the Wii some hope, except for the fact that every system listen is dwarfed by the power of the PS3 and 360. I think it's REALLY CLEAR when you look at those specs.
I don't care if you spend $100 million on a game, it will not look as good as PS3 or 360 games that are decently done (such as most of the ones out now). Sorry.
Now for this TV thing that is really pissing me off. Yes, I have played games on a SD TV and seen them on HD TVs, including my monitor. The difference is not vast. You have to have a large screen for it to even matter. Motorstorm, Resistance, etc look great either way, and easily better than anything on last-gen and Wii.
Now, when browsing on the PSN the page looks a heck of a lot better because there is more on the screen. When playing a game I hardly notice. I'm not sure what else to tell you here because the fact remains that you can appreciate graphical enhancements in games no matter what TV you use. TVs just make the image sharper, they do not add textures to the freaking characters and detail to the backgrounds. All the display does is just that: display the image. Whatever is there is up to the hardware to provide. Yes, HD looks more clear and the higher res allows more to be seen (also in Oblivion which I've played too much), but the graphics are still great on SD.
