Photorealism isn't about the renderer.  No program can create something 
that looks like a photo just by pushing two or three buttons.  Any 
program that can generate an image can be used to make something which 
is photorealistic if the time, effort, skill, and ability of the artist 
are enough.  Even with MS Paint (though that takes a bit more effort).

One thing the 'photorealistic' 3D graphics considered superior to POV 
have:  photo-based textures.

Another thing that irritates me is the attitude of "it's not 
bleeding-edge, therefore it's infinitely inferior".  :P

-- 
Tim Cook
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-empyrean

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