Stream your library in Prague. Even on 1 Mbps.
Prague at a glance
- Where
- Capital of the Czech Republic
- Population
- about 1.2 million
- Time zone
- Europe/Prague (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 8 h 3 min in mid-winter, 16 h 23 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 202 m
- Nearest cities
- Plzeň 84 km · Brno 186 km · Ostrava 278 km
- Subtitle languages
- Czech
About streaming in Prague
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. With about 1.2 million people, Prague has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.
Evenings in Prague
Local time in Prague is UTC+1, moving to UTC+2 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (18:00–22:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Daylight in Prague swings from about 8 h 3 min in mid-winter to 16 h 23 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
Mobile data in Prague
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Prague or not.
On the move from Prague
From Prague it's about 84 km to Plzeň. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Germany? Dresden is about 117 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Prague
How much mobile data does a film use in Prague?
About 1.0 GB per hour in full HD and roughly 0.6 GB in 720p, from our measurements — against 2.5–2.7 GB per HD hour on Jellyfin and Plex at the same picture quality.
Can I watch my films in Germany?
Anywhere, Germany included. Roaming allowances are small, which is where using under half the data pays off.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Prague?
Yes. Using less data per minute means a stream needs less of a busy cell or Wi-Fi network — so it keeps playing when others start to buffer.
Can I watch my own films in Prague?
Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Prague, elsewhere in the Czech Republic, or abroad.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Prague?
Evenings — roughly 19:00 to 23:00 in Prague, or 18:00–22:00 UTC. That's when a stream that needs fewer megabits has the edge.
Does it support Czech subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in Czech or any other language.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.