Update: Now you can watch Netflix in Meta Browser in good quality, but this mod is necessary for EVERY other VOD.
This is how you can watch movies in much better quality, than it is normally possible on Quest. You need cheap HDMI capture card and smartphone or smart TV stick. I like to use it with PD USB Hub, because this way headset can charge at the same time. Full tutorial is in video. All links are below.
With my mod, everything works in FullHD with a good bitrate.
Normally streaming services can have max 720p no matter if native or sideloaded. Only streamings without DRM can have more (so nothing with normal cinema movies or TV shows, only KZitem). This is a result of Widevine DRM. Quest do not support Widevine L1 in Sideloaded apps, resulting in a drastic decrease in quality.
The USB Camera app does not have such limitations, because it is not intended for playing Netflix or similar services. I added that function through a separate hardware.
This work also on Pico 4. I didn't have to change any Smart TV options, but at some point I did it anyway (1080p@60Hz, no HDR, 12 bit color).
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:58 How my mod works
00:02:15 What I connected to the headset
00:02:56 Popular HDMI capture card
00:03:44 USB Camera app
00:04:43 Fire TV stick
00:05:32 Camlink 4K HDMI capture card
00:06:16 HDMI to USB-C - smartphone instead of Smart TV
00:09:05 PD USB hub for charging at the same time
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USB Camera App: bit.ly/usbcameraapp
NextDNS (ads blocker): nextdns.io/?from=u8rvnzk8
HARDWARE:
Hagibis USB 3.0 HDMI capture card (update: I have tested it and highly recommend using this one).
- USA amzn.to/3SOiCo8
- UK: amzn.to/3VqdXu0
-DE: amzn.to/3KoRfML
No Name HDMI Capture card (this one I use on the video, but in similar price Hagibis is much better choice):
- USA: amzn.to/484IssC
Guermok USB 3.0 (update: cards that look the same but are sold under different brand names are not always identical. The no name which I have tested, with an identical appearance, was the worst one I have ever used).
- USA: amzn.to/3OURNN5
Smart TV sticks
- Fire TV 4K (the one I use) amzn.to/3UBvIX8
- Fire TV 4K 2nd generation amzn.to/3Oxo1hc
- Fire TV 4K Max amzn.to/3UyaoBZ
- Fire TV 4K Max amzn.to/495x4xW
BTW. For tests HDMI capture card is enough, you can connect it to your Smart TV at home with HDMI cable. I didn't have enough time to test smartphone instead of smart TV, but I will do it in the future with follow-up video.
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