Stream your own films and TV in Canada
Why it suits Canada
- Rural and remote homes on satellite or fixed-wireless links
- Data caps on home and mobile plans make every gigabyte count
- Road trips, cabins and RVs where the signal comes and goes
How far your data goes
Hours of viewing per data bundle, from our own measurements at equal picture quality.
| Quality | 1 GB | 5 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full HD 1080p | 1 hothers 0.4 h | 4.9 hothers 2 h | 9.8 hothers 3.9 h | 20 hothers 7.8 h |
| HD 720p | 1.6 hothers 0.7 h | 8 hothers 3.7 h | 16 hothers 7.4 h | 32 hothers 15 h |
| Data saver (≈1 Mbps line) | 4.6 hothers 2.3 h | 23 hothers 11 h | 46 hothers 23 h | 92 hothers 46 h |
From Toronto to everywhere else
Run the server on a PC, Mac, NAS or Raspberry Pi at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax, Quebec City, Victoria, Saskatoon, Regina, Hamilton, Kitchener and St. John's, on the road, or abroad. Quality is re-checked every three seconds, so the film keeps playing when the signal drops instead of buffering.
Subtitles and audio in English and French
Every subtitle and audio track in your files is offered in the player. Name subtitle files with a language code and they're matched automatically:
- My Film (2024).en.srt — English
- My Film (2024).fr.srt — French
Questions from Canada
Does Silux Media work in Canada?
Yes. The server runs on your own computer, so it works anywhere you have electricity and internet — in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver or a village far from fibre. You can watch on your home network, or remotely from anywhere.
How much mobile data does a film use?
In our measurements, about 1.0 GB per hour in full HD and roughly 0.6 GB in 720p — compared with 2.5–2.7 GB per HD hour for Jellyfin and Plex at the same picture quality.
Can I watch with English and French subtitles?
Yes — Silux Media picks up subtitle files next to your films and the subtitle and audio tracks inside them, in any language.
Which currency can I pay in?
The self-hosted server is free. Optional paid plans are billed in USD (or GBP/EUR/USD) through our website — never inside the apps.