The Microsoft Xbox 360 is a fantastic game device, delivering many high quality games along with an interactive co-op experience. But did you know that you can use it in tandem with your personal computer to stream videos live to your television screen? This guide will teach you how to stream movies to your Xbox 360.

So you're interested in streaming movies and videos to your Xbox 360? This guide will show you three ways that you can view high quality videos on your television. If you have a PC, an Xbox 360, and a high speed Internet connection, you should have no problem streaming movies to your Xbox console.

Many more people are opting to watch movies on their 360 rather than rent from Netflix or Blockbuster, because it means they can watch whatever movie they want without having to wait. The Xbox 360 has superior graphics and is capable of watching movies in high definition. There are many methods that can be used to stream movies to the 360, and we'll talk about a few of them here.

The first option to stream movies to your 360 is to use PlayOn. PlayOn is a PC-only software download that can find videos on your computer, plus stream videos from YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, CBS, ESPN and more. This software requires 200mb of free space, plus an Internet connection capable of serving speeds of at least 1.5 Mbps. As long as your computer and the 360 are on the same network connection over the same router, PlayOn will recognize your 360 and the videos on your computer, and will automatically display them in your 360.

PlayOn has a 14-day free trial available at their website.http://www.themediamall.com/playon A purchased license costs $39.99 thereafter and comes with a lifetime of free updates and bug fixes.

TVersity is is another option for people who are looking to stream videos to their Xbox 360. TVersity comes with two options, free and pro. The pro version uses an honor system and doesn't require you to pay in order to download it. It suggests that if you've been enjoying using the software that you donate for the service to purchase the license code.

If you're looking to stream from Hulu, you will need TVersity Pro edition. Both versions require you to download several codecs in order for the videos on your system to be transcoded and played by your 360. Some users have stated that the Hulu interface is not as good in TVersity as it is in PlayOn because it requires you to keep a Hulu queue rather than browse the videos on Hulu itself.

If you are a Netflix subscriber, this is another great option for streaming to your Xbox 360. Netflix has a huge selection of videos on their site that are available for instant watching. To watch movies on your 360 from your Netflix queue, you simply have to log in to Netflix.com and add movies to your "Instant Queue." Once you have done that, you can open the Netflix option on your 360 and you will see these movies available to watch in an interactive format. No additional software is needed, as Netflix capability is built right into the 360's latest software update.

There are some complaints about the selection of the Netflix Instant Queue movies. However, they are always adding new videos to their library. If you are already a Netflix subscriber, this is a great option as it requires no additional purchases.