Is a game console the same as a PC

Greeting to you Con and glad to hear back from you along with your presented arguments. Since the rules of this debate was not define, I will respond with rebuttal and some explanative arguments Components of Smart TV does not use PC architecture base technology and lacks many components that PC and gaming console has. First off most Smart TV uses ARM processors and not x86 processor like PC and ahem some Gaming Console [1][2]. This seems irrelevant to my statement of PC Technology with 6 gen gaming console. I have no idea why con brought up "cable box". An electronic tuning device that transpose a analog RF signal as channel to analog TV. My opponent claims there is FUNDAMENTAL difference between the purpose of computer to PC, but did not explain what these fundamentals are. It seems that con did not even read what I wrote as my argument totally miss the time setting of 6th generation of gaming console along with PC technology of this define millennial epoch. True that the fundamental design of a "Computer" is different from PC. This is a debate about PC and not computers. Con doesn"t understand the difference between computer and PC. So using "the first" computer as argument is irrelevant. Why? 1. The first computer was humans-beings and was a title to a formal occupation [3]. Nothing to do with PC aka "Personal Computer". 2. Original first modern computers is NOT a PC, but was a wall size electronic computing device consisting of relays, crystal diodes, vacuum tubes, capacitors, and resistors {4] that was later entitle the name of a computer. 3. PC original derived from "Desktop Personal Computer" and now into "Personal Computer" NOT computer that con speaks of. Lastly about computer. Not only did con claim that there is a differences of fundamental purpose to a computer but does not understand the "fundamental" purpose to a computer which is: "To compute logical calculation, to store, retrieve, execute, and process data." This holds the same fundamental purpose from the first computer (Human beings), retro computers(ENIAC), early PC(like Altair) and modern PC(x86/amd64), and ahem 6 generation Gaming Consoles. Finally con did present some "relevant" argument in regard to this debate. " The design of a game console is completely different from the modern PC " Completely Different? Meaning is a complete absence of ANY similarity to PC and its design. On contrary I argue it is very similar. What are main components of modern PC? Let me list some: 1. Case 2. Power supply 3. Motherboard 4. Rams 5. CPU 6. GPU (w/GDDR rams) 7. NIC / WLAN 8. HDD / SSD 9. Optical Drive (DVD, bluray, cd) 10. Input ports (USB) and output ports (DVI, HDMI, VGA), and Audio input and output. Some components of Gaming Console 1. Case 2. Power supply 3. Motherboard 4. Rams (GDDR) 5. CPU with built in GPU 7. NIC / WLAN 8. HDD / SSD 9. Optical Drive (DvD, blurry, cd) 10. Input ports (USB / controller port) and output ports (DVI, HDMI), and Audio input and output. " Game consoles tend to use system on chip designs so all their components will fit the way they do. " First of IF component don"t fit together as they do, it is design is flawed and be a major problem. I hope doesn't TEND to fit together but I hope it DOES fit, no I really do :). Are you implying PC component are NOT design to fit together the way they do? My PC, everything design to be compatible and fits together down to millimeters, if not less. How do I know that? Because I am using to post this? I am sure your PC or electronic device does to, now unless you're doing this from a Gaming Console! "The primary purpose of a console is to play games." I disagree. Its PRIMARY purpose of a gaming console, like a PC and computer is to: 1. Compute calculations, retrieve and store data, and process data from an application on a media that happens to be preferred for games. 2. Is to kill time. 3. Is to be entertain while killing time. 4. To be purely entertain without the notion of killing time. 5.Support the Economy .... somewhere along the line includes to play games. If you take out #1 and perish it from existence, Game console would make excellent door stopper. "Sure you can stream videos and listen to music but that makes it nothing more than a media center at best." At best? Really? Here is my argument to "AT BEST" you can install various kind of PC Operating System! WHY? -> Because HOLY MOTHER OF HALO , "it"s a PC." Don"t believe me? Here is how to do it: Linux OS on Xbox + instructions [5] [6] http://xboxlinuxproject.wikia.com... Window XP on PS3 + instructions [7[ [8] http://www.ps3hax.net... Now this really gets me thinking about whether a 6 gen gaming console is a whole new breed electro specides as con preaches. I thinks it quite obvious that the reality is "a very Shy and Bashful PC, wearing a gaming mask". Looking forward to your response and arguments. Good Luck. [1] http://us.hardware.info... [2] http://us.hardware.info... [3] http://www.smithsonianmag.com... [4] http://ftp.arl.mil...