HD films in Hamburg, on less data. Even on 1 Mbps.
Hamburg at a glance
- Where
- Germany
- Population
- about 2 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 27 min in mid-winter, 17 h 3 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 9 m
- Nearest cities
- Bremen 95 km · Hanover 132 km · Berlin 255 km
- Subtitle languages
- German
Hamburg, and the connections it runs on
As a city in Germany, Hamburg has its own mix of connections. A city of about 2 million, Hamburg mixes fibre-connected blocks with homes still on slower lines.
Hamburg's time zone and viewing hours
Hamburg is on UTC+1 (UTC+2 in summer). The usual evening viewing hours, 19:00–23:00 local time, are 18:00–22:00 UTC in winter — when networks everywhere are busiest.
Mid-winter in Hamburg brings only about 7 h 27 min of daylight (against 17 h 3 min in summer), so evenings at home are long.
Making a bundle last in Hamburg
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Hamburg? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
Travelling around Germany
The nearest other cities we cover are Bremen (95 km), Hanover (132 km) and Berlin (255 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
The closest city we cover outside Germany is Odense, Denmark (about 207 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Questions from Hamburg
Long winter evenings in Hamburg — 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 help on crowded city networks in Hamburg?
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.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Hamburg?
Between about 7 and 11 pm local time. Quality re-adjusts every three seconds, so a crowded evening network means a lighter picture for a moment, not a frozen one.
How much mobile data does a film use in Hamburg?
Roughly 0.6 GB for an hour of 720p and 1.0 GB in 1080p, so a two-hour film in HD fits in about 2.0 GB of your plan.
Can I watch my own films in Hamburg?
Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Hamburg, elsewhere in Germany, or abroad.
Can I watch my films in Denmark?
Yes. Over the border in Odense (around 207 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Hamburg.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.