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I've been streaming Netflix Watch Instantly videos to my Xbox 360 for months now using Windows Media Center and a free program called vmcNetflix, but now that the New Xbox Experience released this morning also supports Netflix streaming, users have two different options for streaming movies to their Xb

The new Xbox Live Dashboard for Xbox 360s—known simply as 'NXE' (the New Xbox Experience)—is live, so fire up your Xbox and get downloading. The update only took a few minutes on my system, is followed by a bombastic welcome video, and is full of all kinds of promise, including support for Netflix Watch Instantly video streaming in HD.

Windows only: PlayOn streams online video from the likes of Hulu, YouTube, and Netflix to your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or HP MediaSmart TV. I've only tested the application on my Xbox 360 (it shows up as a source in the media blade of the dashboard), and for the most part it's worked really well. In addition to the three streaming video sites mentioned above, PlayOn also supports CBS, CNN, and ESPN.

Windows only: PlayOn streams online video from the likes of Hulu, YouTube, and Netflix to your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or HP MediaSmart TV. I've only tested the application on my Xbox 360 (it shows up as a source in the media blade of the dashboard), and for the most part it's worked really well. In addition to the three streaming video sites mentioned above, PlayOn also supports CBS, CNN, and ESPN.

The Xbox team has officially announced November 19th as the release date for the new Xbox experience. Why do we care?

University student tobywuk's dorm room triples as his living room, office, and bedroom—so he uses two monitors, one laptop, and one wall-mounted widescreen television to get work and play done. Plus he uses keyboard and mouse-sharing application Synergy between computers to save desk space. Tobywuk writes:

Microsoft just announced a new Netflix streaming service for the Xbox 360 to be released sometime this fall. Can't wait? Turn your 360 into a streaming Netflix player right now.

Microsoft just announced a new Netflix streaming service for the Xbox 360 to be released sometime this fall. Can't wait? Turn your 360 into a streaming Netflix player right now.

Wired's How-To Wiki details step-by-step how to set up port forwarding to make sure you're getting the best experience from your Xbox 360 and Xbox Live game play. Depending on your router you may never have needed to do this, but if you've ever experienced long wait-times between games and other suspicious network problems, there's a fair chance that a quick trip through your router's settings could make a big difference.