Kraków, on any connection. Even on 1 Mbps.
Kraków at a glance
- Where
- Lesser Poland, Poland
- Population
- about 817,000
- 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 4 min in mid-winter, 16 h 23 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 219 m
- Nearest cities
- Katowice 69 km · Łódź 193 km · Lublin 228 km
- Subtitle languages
- Polish
What makes Kraków different
As the capital of Lesser Poland, Kraków has its own mix of connections. Kraków is a city of about 817,000, where many homes stream on ordinary broadband with modest upload speeds.
Kraków's time zone and viewing hours
Kraków 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 Kraków brings only about 8 h 4 min of daylight (against 16 h 23 min in summer), so evenings at home are long.
Making a bundle last in Kraków
In our measurements a film in full HD uses about 1.0 GB per hour on Silux Media, against 2.5–2.7 GB on Jellyfin and Plex for the same picture. A 5 GB mobile bundle in Kraków lasts about 8 hours of 720p instead of 3.7.
Travelling around Lesser Poland
Heading to Katowice (about 69 km) or Łódź (193 km)? Your library goes with you — the server stays at home and the app adapts as the signal changes on the way.
The closest city we cover outside Poland is Ostrava, Czech Republic (about 121 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Questions from Kraków
Long winter evenings in Kraków — 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.
Will it work on the way to Katowice?
It does. Between Kraków and Katowice (about 69 km) the picture follows the signal down and back up, so the film doesn't pause.
Can I watch my own films in Kraków?
Yes — put the server on a PC, Mac, NAS or Raspberry Pi at home, add your folders, and your films play on any screen in Kraków.
Can I watch my films in Czech Republic?
Yes — the server stays at home in Kraków and you watch from anywhere, including Ostrava about 121 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
How much mobile data does a film use in Kraków?
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.
What's the busiest time for streaming in Kraków?
Usually 19:00–23:00 local time (18:00–22:00 UTC in winter), when most people are online. Silux Media steps quality down within seconds if the network gets crowded, instead of buffering.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.