What to watch in 2010
By Adam TURNER
The New Year is filled with entertainment promises - here's what we can expect to see in the months ahead.
- 3DTV hype will peak and then plunge into the trough of disillusionment. The situation won't be helped by the use of expensive active shutter glasses, which will probably trigger yet another format war. Sony will be up to its usual tricks.
- Network Blu-ray players with decent media player features will take hold, such as LG's BD390 and the HDi Dune PRIME 3.0. We might even see come competition for Panasonic's Blu-ray recorders, hopefully driving down prices.
- The spread of Video on Demand services to more devices, such as the Nintendo Wii. The Australian iTunes store will also continue to get its act act together, offering a lot more movies for rental rather than just purchase.
- Australia's old-school television networks will continue to push the con job that is Freeview, while throwing lawyers at innovative ideas like myTVR's PVR in the cloud which hopes to stream live TV this year.
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The digital lounge room is Adam Turner's office and it's also becoming the new battle ground for the hearts, minds and wallets of the masses. Reporting from the front line where PC converges with AV, Adam offers a view from the couch of everything from digital television and hard drive recorders to piracy and digital rights management.
