Meta has released a new app for the Quest 3, 2, and Pro that lets you use the headsets as a screen for consoles, laptops, or any device with video output capability. While using the free Meta Quest HDMI Link app requires additional hardware, it’s still a relatively inexpensive way to repurpose the headset rather than buying single-purpose video glasses, which can cost just as much.

In a post shared today on the Meta Quest blog, the company warns that this isn’t quite as easy to get working as using Air Link, which allows the Quest headsets to stream video from a PC over Wi-Fi. Instead of connecting a PS5, Pixel 9, or even a laptop directly to the Quest’s USB-C port with a cable, you’ll need to add a UVC (USB Video Class) and UAC (USB Audio Class) compatible 1080p capture card.

These capture cards are now as small as USB sticks and can cost less than $20 (note: The edge has not tested this or any of the deals currently available on Amazon) and typically have an HDMI port on one end and a USB-A or USB-C port on the other. Some capture cards even have an additional port for a power adapter so the Quest stays charged while it’s plugged in.

Once the Meta Quest HDMI Link app is installed on a supported Quest headset, you connect a video source device to the capture card’s input using the required cable (USB-C to HDMI, Lightning to HDMI, etc.), then connect that dongle directly to the headset. You’ll also need to “grant the required permissions” once the Quest boots up, but after that, the video from the connected device can be displayed on a floating, resizable screen with “near-zero latency.”

Resolution will be limited to 1080p at 60fps, but the app allows the Quest to provide a big-screen experience without a projector, or place the video feed in a smaller window alongside other apps. Future versions of the Quest headset could offer similar built-in functionality by natively supporting standards like DisplayPort over USB-C, but the dongle approach is an easy way to bring that functionality to existing hardware.