The ABC has just rolled out a design update for its iView catchup service. Apart from a general refresh, the big change is the ability to browse programs by genre.
Being able to see everything in categories like ‘comedy’ and ‘documentaries’ is a welcome enhancement, especially for those occasions where you’re looking for something to watch rather than having a particular program in mind. As ever, users with one of the ISPs that offer iView unmetered (Adam, iiNet, Internode, Primus, Westnet, and universities using AARNet) can watch to their heart’s content; others might need to exercise caution.
We eagerly await further developments, such as the PS3-friendly version. What other improvements would you like to see to iView? Let us know in the comments.
Elly Hart
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 2:58 PMI love iView. I can’t see how it can get much better than this.
I only wish that the commercial networks would follow suit with something that’s as comprehensive and user-friendly as iView.
Daniel
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:39 PMI would LOVE for ABC to integrate with Windows Media Centre.
Joal Taylor
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:19 PMiView is pure gold.
The commercial networks don’t have anything like it; and maybe I’d care about that if their programming wasn’t complete garbage.
astrogirl
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:27 PMI love iView so much. But, I wish they would have more than just the previous two eps of some shows. I know there is probably some kind of rights thing tied up in that, but sometimes I catch part of a show and think wow that was great, but then realise I’ve missed the last three or four eps. A lot of the show’s seasons on ABC are only 6-8 eps long so it would be great to see a full season up there for me to catch up on (even though my ISP meters it and has no plan to change that.)
hugh
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:44 AMThe best thing iView could do is get the government to make it unmetered on all ISP’s especially telstra.
Bennish
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:34 AMIntegrate with Windows Media Centre
Ash
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 1:21 PMAbout integrating IView with MCE.
maybe try MCEWebView from http://headsoft.com.au/index.php?category=mce.
Which allows you to view web pages in MCE with a remote control
I haven’t used it myself, but I plan on trying it soon
Scott
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:06 PMI am looking forward to them getting iView on the PS3 as well
Anyone have any updates on this ?
MickJT
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 2:21 AMScott, iView works on the PS3 much better now. Try it out.
Steve
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:12 PMDitto re: integrate with Windows Media Centre. I really can’t be stuffed sitting in front of my computer to watch something when I *could* be watching it on the HTPC in the lounge. Yes, I’m aware I could always exit out of WMC and watch it in a browser, but really? And then there’s the WAF….
Sid
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 12:13 PMiView is now on the PS3.
Update to firmware 3.10 and theres a new TV icon on the XMB next to video, which opens up iView. No frame rate issues at all- and its unmetered.
Daryl
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 11:25 AMAnother request for a Media Centre plugin, that would be fantastic