Your films in Cologne. Even on 1 Mbps.
Cologne at a glance
- Where
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Population
- about 1 million
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 7 h 55 min in mid-winter, 16 h 32 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 58 m
- Nearest cities
- Düsseldorf 34 km · Essen 58 km · Dortmund 74 km
- Subtitle languages
- German
About streaming in Cologne
As a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Cologne has its own mix of connections. With about 1 million people, Cologne has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.
When Cologne sits down to watch
Local time in Cologne 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 Cologne swings from about 7 h 55 min in mid-winter to 16 h 32 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
How much data a film uses in Cologne
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 Cologne or not.
Beyond Cologne
From Cologne it's about 34 km to Düsseldorf. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Belgium? Liège is about 103 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Cologne
What's the busiest time for streaming in Cologne?
Evenings — roughly 19:00 to 23:00 in Cologne, or 18:00–22:00 UTC. That's when a stream that needs fewer megabits has the edge.
How much mobile data does a film use in Cologne?
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.
Long winter evenings in Cologne — 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.
What does Silux Media cost in Germany?
Nothing to start: the server you run at home is free, remote streaming included. Plus, Pro and Cloud are optional, billed in EUR.
Does it support German subtitles?
Yes — name a subtitle file with its language code (for example .ge.srt) and it's matched automatically; tracks inside the film are offered too.
Can I watch my films in Belgium?
Yes — the server stays at home in Cologne and you watch from anywhere, including Liège about 103 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.