Stream your own films and TV in New Zealand
Why it suits New Zealand
- Rural and remote homes on satellite or fixed-wireless
- Long distances to overseas servers — your own server is closer
- Data allowances that make efficient streaming worth having
How far your data goes
Hours of viewing per data bundle, from our own measurements at equal picture quality.
| Quality | 1 GB | 5 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full HD 1080p | 1 hothers 0.4 h | 4.9 hothers 2 h | 9.8 hothers 3.9 h | 20 hothers 7.8 h |
| HD 720p | 1.6 hothers 0.7 h | 8 hothers 3.7 h | 16 hothers 7.4 h | 32 hothers 15 h |
| Data saver (≈1 Mbps line) | 4.6 hothers 2.3 h | 23 hothers 11 h | 46 hothers 23 h | 92 hothers 46 h |
From Auckland to everywhere else
Run the server on a PC, Mac, NAS or Raspberry Pi at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Dunedin, on the road, or abroad. Quality is re-checked every three seconds, so the film keeps playing when the signal drops instead of buffering.
Subtitles and audio in English and Māori
Every subtitle and audio track in your files is offered in the player. Name subtitle files with a language code and they're matched automatically:
- My Film (2024).en.srt — English
- My Film (2024).mi.srt — Māori
Questions from New Zealand
Does Silux Media work in New Zealand?
Yes. The server runs on your own computer, so it works anywhere you have electricity and internet — in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch or a village far from fibre. You can watch on your home network, or remotely from anywhere.
How much mobile data does a film use?
In our measurements, about 1.0 GB per hour in full HD and roughly 0.6 GB in 720p — compared with 2.5–2.7 GB per HD hour for Jellyfin and Plex at the same picture quality.
Can I watch with English and Māori subtitles?
Yes — Silux Media picks up subtitle files next to your films and the subtitle and audio tracks inside them, in any language.
Which currency can I pay in?
The self-hosted server is free. Optional paid plans are billed in USD (or GBP/EUR/USD) through our website — never inside the apps.