Stream your library in Tbilisi. Even on 1 Mbps.
Tbilisi at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Georgia
- Population
- about 1 million
- 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 433 m
- Nearest cities
- Kutaisi 188 km · Batumi 266 km
- Subtitle languages
- Georgian
About streaming in Tbilisi
As the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi has its own mix of connections. Tbilisi has about 1 million residents, from dense centres with busy mobile networks to suburbs where home upload speed is what limits streaming.
Evenings in Tbilisi
Local time in Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi
In our measurements a film in full HD uses about 1.0 GB per hour on Silux Media, against 2.5–2.7 GB on Jellyfin and Plex for the same picture. A 5 GB mobile bundle in Tbilisi lasts about 8 hours of 720p instead of 3.7.
On the move from Tbilisi
Heading to Kutaisi (about 188 km) or Batumi (266 km)? Your library goes with you — the server stays at home and the app adapts as the signal changes on the way.
Crossing into Armenia? Gyumri is about 130 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Tbilisi
How much mobile data does a film use in Tbilisi?
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.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Tbilisi?
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.
Does it support Georgian subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in Georgian or any other language.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Tbilisi?
Evenings — roughly 19:00 to 23:00 in Tbilisi, or 15:00–19:00 UTC. That's when a stream that needs fewer megabits has the edge.
Can I watch my own films in Tbilisi?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Tbilisi or wherever you take them.
Long winter evenings in Tbilisi — 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.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.