Katowice, on any connection. Even on 1 Mbps.
Katowice at a glance
- Where
- Silesia, Poland
- Population
- about 287,000
- Time zone
- Europe/Warsaw (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 8 h 2 min in mid-winter, 16 h 25 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 276 m
- Nearest cities
- Kraków 69 km · Wrocław 169 km · Łódź 171 km
- Subtitle languages
- Polish
What makes Katowice different
Katowice is the capital of Silesia. Around 287,000 people live in Katowice; outside the centre, connections thin out quickly.
Katowice's time zone and viewing hours
Katowice 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 Katowice brings only about 8 h 2 min of daylight (against 16 h 25 min in summer), so evenings at home are long.
Making a bundle last in Katowice
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Katowice? 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 Silesia
The nearest other cities we cover are Kraków (69 km), Wrocław (169 km) and Łódź (171 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
The closest city we cover outside Poland is Ostrava, Czech Republic (about 71 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Questions from Katowice
Can I watch my films in Czech Republic?
Yes. Over the border in Ostrava (around 71 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Katowice.
Can I watch my own films in Katowice?
Of course. Your own server holds the films; the apps for phones, tablets and TVs play them in Katowice or wherever you take them.
Long winter evenings in Katowice — 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 support Polish subtitles?
Yes. Subtitle files next to your films, and the subtitle and audio tracks inside them, appear in the player in any language.
How much mobile data does a film use in Katowice?
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.
Does it work on slower connections around Katowice?
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.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.