How to Cast Your Quest to a TV, Phone or PC

You can show your Quest view on a TV, phone or PC in four main ways: the headset's built-in casting, the companion mobile app, PC mirroring through your PC VR software, and a capture setup that sends a clean video feed. Built-in casting and the app are the easiest, PC mirroring gives you a sharper view, and capture gives the best quality for streams and recordings, at the cost of extra hardware and setup.

What are your casting options?

Method	What you need	Delay	Picture quality	Best for
Built-in headset casting	A Quest and a supported device on the same Wi-Fi	Noticeable	Compressed	Quick sharing with people in the room
Companion mobile app	A phone and the Meta Quest app, where supported	Noticeable	Compressed	Showing someone nearby what you are doing
PC mirroring	A PC running your VR software	Low to moderate, depends on setup	Sharp	Local viewing on a monitor or TV
Capture setup	A PC with capture software or hardware	Low, with careful setup	Best	Streams and recordings

Each method trades ease of setup against delay and picture quality. Pick the one that fits who is watching and how polished the result needs to be.

How does built-in casting work?

Built-in casting sends the headset's view to a supported device on your network. Look for the cast option in the headset's menus, pick the device and wait for the feed to connect. It is quick to set up, but the view is compressed, and anything that uses Wi-Fi heavily can make it stutter. Keep the headset close to the router and pause other heavy downloads during the session.

What about the mobile app and PC mirroring?

The companion mobile app is handy when someone on the couch wants to see what you are doing and you do not want a PC involved. Where the app supports casting, it shows the view on the phone, though the picture is compressed like other wireless options.

PC mirroring shows the VR view on your monitor or TV from the PC. The picture is usually sharper than casting, and the PC VR software can display the view directly on the desktop. It adds load to the PC, so keep your graphics settings in check, especially on a machine that already works hard to run the game.

When should you use a capture setup?

1. Use capture software on the PC to record the VR view, either through the desktop window or the VR software's own feed.
2. Add a capture card if you want the lowest delay and cleanest picture, and connect it to a second PC or a streaming PC.
3. Set the output resolution and bitrate to match your upload speed or your screen.
4. Test the setup with a short recording before every stream or session.

For the steps to record gameplay directly on the headset, see how to record VR gameplay on Quest. For going live, how to stream VR games to Twitch or YouTube covers the upload side.

Which setup suits which situation?

• A quick check for one friend in the room. Use the companion app or built-in casting, and keep the session short.
• A group watching on a television. Use PC mirroring to the TV, if your PC sits near the screen.
• A live stream for an audience. Use a capture setup, and consider a second PC if the game is heavy to run.
• A clip for social media. Record on the headset or the PC, then edit the clip rather than trying to capture a perfect live cast.

What affects picture quality?

Picture quality depends on three things: the resolution of the source, the compression used to send it and the screen on the other end. Wireless methods compress the picture to fit the network, so fine detail, text and fast motion look softer. PC mirroring avoids the wireless step, which is why it looks sharper. A capture setup can preserve the most detail, but only when its encoding settings are chosen with care.

How does delay add up?

Delay is the time between what happens in the headset and what appears on the screen. Wireless casting adds time to compress, send and decode the image, and each step adds a little. Mirroring and capture skip the wireless part, so they usually feel closer to real time. For a viewer, a bit of delay matters less than it does for the player, so a casting setup that works well for watching may still feel off for playing.

How do you keep casting smooth?

• Use a 5 GHz connection where you can, and keep the headset close to the router.
• Pause large downloads and cloud backups during the cast.
• Check that the cast device is on the same network as the headset.
• Test the setup before guests arrive, not during the session.

Recording and casting both need free space on the headset, so if you run out mid-session, how to free up storage on your Quest explains how to clear room.

Pick the method by audience. Built-in casting works for the room, the app is good for quick checks, PC mirroring gives a sharper screen, and a capture setup is the right choice for streams. Test before the session, because the first cast is the one where you forget something.