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How to Watch Any Video on Oculus Go, Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, or Daydream

By Matthew Lynch
March 27, 2023
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Virtual Reality (VR) technology has been gaining in popularity in recent years, with different VR headsets available on the market. Examples of such headsets include Oculus Go, HTC Vive, Gear VR, Daydream, and Rift. These headsets allow you to enjoy immersive virtual reality experiences. One of the advantages of VR technology is that you can watch movies, series, or any video in VR using some of these headsets. In this article, we would discuss how to watch any video on Oculus Go, Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, or Daydream.

Oculus Go

The Oculus Go is one of the most popular headsets for VR technology. Watching videos on the Oculus Go is easy, and you could use various methods to access video content. The video platform, Oculus TV, is available on the Oculus Go, and it allows users to stream videos from different video libraries. To access Oculus TV, click on the app on the Oculus Go, and select video channels to stream videos.

Another option is VR web browsers, which can be used to stream videos. To do this, you would access a website or video-sharing platform and find a video to stream. Once you start the video, the Oculus Go headset would display the video for you.

Rift

The Rift headset allows users to watch videos from virtual reality technology, such as VR games and movies. Oculus has a media player for the Rift called Oculus Video. This media player allows users to stream their videos from their computer to the Rift headset. You can download the video player from the Oculus store.

Once you have the Oculus video player installed, you would need to connect it to your computer. This is where you would store your videos. To enjoy VR videos, select the video in Oculus Video and start the play button. You could use the controllers to pause, rewind, and fast forward the video.

HTC Vive

The HTC Vive is another popular headset for virtual reality technology. Watching videos on the HTC Vive requires applications that support VR technology. Applications such as Virtual Desktop or Steam VR Home can be used to watch videos on the HTC Vive.

Virtual Desktop provides a virtual workspace where users can access their computers via the headset. To watch videos on Virtual Desktop, launch the application, and open your favorite video player. The video would display on the Virtual Desktop screen.

Another option is to use Steam VR Home, which provides a more immersive video watching experience. To use Steam VR Home, launch the application and select free videos. You can find different videos to watch, click on one, and use the controller to start the video.

Gear VR

The Gear VR is a popular mobile VR headset that allows users to watch videos. To watch videos on Gear VR, Samsung provides a video app on the device called Samsung VR. Samsung VR allows users to stream content from different video providers, including Netflix, Vimeo, and Hulu.

To start using the Samsung VR app, open the app, and search for a video to watch. The app uses motion sensors to track your head movement, providing an immersive VR video watching experience. You can access the menu and use the controller to pause, rewind, or fast-forward the video.

Daydream

The Daydream View headset is another popular VR headset that provides an immersive video watching experience. Google has a video app called YouTube VR for Daydream View. YouTube VR allows users to watch 360-degree videos, regular videos, and YouTube content.

To use YouTube VR, launch the app on your Daydream View headset and search for a video to watch. You could select the video and use the controllers to control the video playback. The app provides different video settings to adjust the video playback to your preference. In conclusion, watching any video on Oculus Go, Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, or Daydream involves using apps and platforms that support VR technology. Each headset has its unique apps and platforms, and users can enjoy an immersive video watching experience. As VR technology continues to evolve, we can expect more innovative ways to watch videos in virtual reality

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