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 some 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 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.