My Xbox Live update has downloaded. I’ve launched the New Xbox Experience. Loving it so far. The new update includes integration with my Netflix account so that I can take advantage of unlimited streaming of Netflix movies on the Xbox. Here’s how it worked:

• Xbox provides an activation code for Netflix.
• I hopped on my computer and entered the activation code on the Netflix website.
• Immediately I had access to my “Watch Instantly” queue from Netflix on the Xbox.
• The Netflix streaming includes HD format when available. (It looks incredible!)
• Here’s a video from Xbox showing how this portion of the NXE works.

So, I just have to admit this, technology sometimes amazes me. This is one of those instances. It’s fun to see television and the Web and media colliding like this. Truly amazing.

In case you’re interested, here are some more details about the New Xbox Experience.