Stream your library in Kuching. Even on 1 Mbps.
Kuching at a glance
- Where
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- Population
- about 403,000
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuching (UTC+8)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 11:00–15:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 12 h 2 min in mid-winter, 12 h 13 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 8 m
- Nearest cities
- Johor Bahru 731 km · Kota Kinabalu 805 km · Kuala Lumpur 977 km
- Subtitle languages
- Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil
What makes Kuching different
Kuching is the capital of Sarawak. For a city of about 403,000 like Kuching, home upload speed — not download — decides how well films play remotely.
Making a bundle last in Kuching
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 Kuching or not.
Travelling around Sarawak
From Kuching it's about 731 km to Johor Bahru. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Brunei? Bandar Seri Begawan is about 632 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Kuching's time zone and viewing hours
Local time in Kuching is UTC+8, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (11:00–15:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Close to the equator, Kuching has about 12 h 2 min–12 h 13 min of daylight all year, so evening viewing starts at much the same time in every season.
Questions from Kuching
Will it work on the way to Johor Bahru?
It does. Between Kuching and Johor Bahru (about 731 km) the picture follows the signal down and back up, so the film doesn't pause.
Does it work on slower connections around Kuching?
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.
Does it support Malay, English and Chinese subtitles?
Yes. Subtitle files next to your films, and the subtitle and audio tracks inside them, appear in the player in any language.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Kuching?
Usually 19:00–23:00 local time (11:00–15:00 UTC), when most people are online. Silux Media steps quality down within seconds if the network gets crowded, instead of buffering.
What does Silux Media cost in Malaysia?
The self-hosted server is free forever, including remote streaming. Optional plans are billed in USD on our website — never inside the apps.
How much mobile data does a film use in Kuching?
Measured: 1.0 GB per HD hour with Silux Media versus 2.7 GB with Plex for an identical picture — the same film, under half the data.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.