How to stream movies and TV shows on your Meta Quest 2

(Pocket-lint) – The Meta Quest 2 isn’t just for playing virtual reality games, it also gives you the chance to have a solitary movie experience. By putting on your favorite VR headset, you can immerse yourself in a virtual space with a much larger screen than you’re likely to have at home.

There are several ways to watch your favorite TV show or get lost in a movie with the Quest 2. So stay with us as we guide you through the first steps.

How to stream Netflix on your Quest 2

If Netflix is ​​your favorite streaming platform, there’s good news because it’s really easy to watch Netflix content on your favorite virtual reality headset. The easiest way to do this is to download the Netflix app from the store. It’s free of course. However, you need a Netflix subscription to watch content.

With the Netflix app, you’re sitting in a quaint log cabin with an absolutely massive screen to watch your content on. It’s big and imposing and probably bigger than the TV in your living room. Plus, it has the added benefit of being your own private screen, so no one can see what you’re watching. Follow the steps below to get started:

1. Press the menu button on the right controller
2. Click on the orange and white shopping bag icon (the store) below.
3. Click at the top of the screen to search
4. Enter “Netflix” using the on-screen keyboard
5. Click on the app and click to download
6. Once downloaded, you can access it from the Apps button (nine squares on the right side of the menu).
7. Once you have it open, you will need to log into your Netflix account
8. Follow the instructions to sign in there or in a browser outside of the headset if it’s easier
9. start looking

When watching, you can choose to keep the log cabin background or switch to Void Theater by clicking the button at the top left of the screen (on the mantelpiece). This puts you in a mode where you can only see the screen surrounded by darkness.

You can also reposition and resize the screen from the options. So you can make watching even more comfortable.

Obviously this is a great way to watch Netflix as you can comfortably lie in bed and do it or watch it in the living room or any other room in your home.

How to Stream Amazon Prime Videos on the Quest 2

Amazon Prime members in the US and UK can put on their favorite wearable VR headset to watch Amazon Prime Video on their own screen.

The Prime Video VR app gives users access to all Amazon Prime Video content in a virtual reality viewing area. You can watch all your favorite Prime shows just like you normally would, just on a big, personal screen.

Put on your VR headset, launch the app and you’ll be transported to a virtual cartoon city where you can browse all available content and start shows or movies with a click of your controller.

This gives you a much more personal and private viewing experience by blocking out the rest of the world to immerse yourself in the video content. It also brings the cinematic experience into the comfort of your own home without the expense of large screens, projectors, or surround sound setups.

Amazon Prime Video VR also offers a range of VR-style 360-degree videos to watch. Follow the steps below to get started:

1. Press the menu button on the right controller
2. Click on the orange and white shopping bag icon (the store) below.
3. Click at the top of the screen to search
4. Enter Prime Video VR.
5. Click on the app and click to download
6. Once downloaded, you can access it from the Apps button (nine squares on the right side of the menu).
7. Download the app and sign in with your Amazon Prime account details
8. Enjoy

Streaming content with big screen on your Quest 2

Bigscreen is a free app that you can use on your Quest 2. With this app you can easily immerse yourself in your own virtual theater. Bigscreen has many different uses, it’s not just for watching TV and movies. You can also use it to remotely view your desktop screen and participate in virtual classrooms or virtual social experiences, for example.

However, it is also possible to use bigscreen to watch a lot of different content. You can also share your screen with friends for a private viewing experience.

The easiest way to watch with big screen is with Remote Desktop:

1. First download and install the Bigscreen app by browsing the store on your Quest 2
2. From there, click on the remote desktop option
3. Meanwhile, on your PC, visit the Remote Desktop site in your browser and download the app there
4. Open the app on your computer and then link it to your VR app
5. Then all you have to do is load your favorite streaming service or video site in your browser and watch the site again

Bigscreen is ideal if you want to watch content from Hulu, Paramount+, or Disney+. You can simply follow the steps above and then load the relevant pages in your browser of choice.

How to watch YouTube on your Quest 2

As you may have discovered, there are many ways to watch video content on your Quest 2. Another of these is YouTube. There is a dedicated YouTube VR app that you can download from the store.

With this app, you can watch all the usual YouTube content that you would normally sink your teeth into. It also gives you access to all 360 and VR content available on YouTube.

There’s also loads of user-generated content like this for you to check out. So download the app and watch.

Writing by Adrian Willings.