New Xbox Experience - Nov. 19th

So do any of my dedicated, loyal followers own an Xbox 360? Are you lookinng forward to the new dashboard update?

I myself am looking forward to the Netflix availability which has some very nice kid friendly movies available. Now my queue can be reserved for what Mom and Dad likes (and, until they start offering part of their allowance towards the monthly fee, so it should be).

You can view info on the update at the official xbox site: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/nxe/

Some things to look for from the review guide:

Go Anywhere with the Guide Button

Use your Guide Button to explore anywhere, anytime,
in or out of games, across all channels. Here you’ll
see a sleek, streamlined version of the familiar
blades interface you’ve grown to love. You can access
your full games library at all times, in addition to
Marketplace and your Friends Channel. No more B
button mashing to back out to the Dashboard. Keep
moving and discovering. Save time, save your thumbs.
The Guide Button is also a handy way to see your
wireless controller’s battery life, time of day, how
many friends you have online, and your Achievements
and Gamerscore.

Install Games to the Hard Drive
Instead of always playing from the disc, we made it
possible for you to copy games to your hard drive.
This will cut loading times 30 percent to 50 percent.
That’s huge. If you have a few favorites that you play
daily, you can get into them faster than ever. And like
everything else in the new interface, it’s easy — pop
your disc in, use your Guide Button to go to My Xbox
Channel, select Install to Drive and you’re done.
It’s worth noting that saving to the hard drive is
optional, not required. If you’re just testing a game
out, you can still play from the disc. Another key thing
to mention: If you delete a game from your drive to
create space, your game will still be saved for the
future if you decide to play it again later. Any content
you’ve purchased from Xbox LIVE can be deleted and
downloaded again without charging you twice. For
obvious reasons, we recommend that you get a hard
drive to have sufficient room for your entire library.
Saving your games to the hard drive virtually
eliminates the noise of your spinning game disc. For all
you sound geeks out there, the actual volume level has
been reduced by 7db. That means you can hear more
subtle nuances in your games and music collections. It
also enhances voice chat with friends on Xbox LIVE.

Ditch Your Zero Gamerscores
We know your Gamerscore is important to you. We
want you to get Achievements, too. And just because
you (or someone else who uses your console) played
a game once and didn’t like it doesn’t mean it should
be held against you for all eternity. So now we offer
you the ability to ditch the zero score games from your
history. Happy now? Good.

Browse the Marketplace Alphabetically
No more scrolling through endless titles to find the
content you want. Using your Guide Button, go to
Game Marketplace, scroll down to select All Games
or All Videos and search alphabetically. If you don’t
know what you’re looking for, browse by genre.

Keep Your Old Gamerpics and Themes
Don’t worry — all the gamerpics and Themes that
you downloaded will still work with the New Xbox
Experience. We haven’t taken anything away, just
added features and made it more user-friendly. And
if you think Avatars are too cutesy, try