Your films in Batumi. Even on 1 Mbps.
Batumi at a glance
- Where
- Adjara, Georgia
- Population
- about 187,000
- Time zone
- Asia/Tbilisi (UTC+4)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 15:00–19:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 9 h 9 min in mid-winter, 15 h 12 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 8 m
- Nearest cities
- Kutaisi 112 km · Tbilisi 266 km
- Subtitle languages
- Georgian
About streaming in Batumi
As the capital of Adjara, Batumi has its own mix of connections. In and around Batumi (population about 187,000), the connection can change from street to street.
Evenings in Batumi
Local time in Batumi is UTC+4, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (15:00–19:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Daylight in Batumi swings from about 9 h 9 min in mid-winter to 15 h 12 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
Mobile data in Batumi
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 Batumi or not.
On the move from Batumi
From Batumi it's about 112 km to Kutaisi. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Armenia? Gyumri is about 208 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Batumi
Does it work on slower connections around Batumi?
Yes. Silux Media plays HD from about 0.7 Mbps and keeps going below 0.3 Mbps at lower quality — built for fixed-wireless, satellite and rural mobile links.
How much mobile data does a film use in Batumi?
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.
What does Silux Media cost in Georgia?
Nothing to start: the server you run at home is free, remote streaming included. Plus, Pro and Cloud are optional, billed in USD.
Can I watch my own films in Batumi?
Yes — put the server on a PC, Mac, NAS or Raspberry Pi at home, add your folders, and your films play on any screen in Batumi.
Long winter evenings in Batumi — will a NAS or old PC cope?
Yes. Silux Media runs on ordinary computers and can prepare lean versions of your library overnight at low priority, so several people can watch on dark evenings without a powerful machine.
Does it support Georgian subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in Georgian or any other language.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.