Stream your library in Barcelona. Even on 1 Mbps.
Barcelona at a glance
- Where
- Catalonia, Spain
- Population
- about 1.7 million
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 9 h 11 min in mid-winter, 15 h 10 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 47 m
- Nearest cities
- Palma 207 km · Zaragoza 255 km · Valencia 302 km
- Subtitle languages
- Spanish, Catalan
About streaming in Barcelona
As the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona has its own mix of connections. With about 1.7 million people, Barcelona has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.
Making a bundle last in Barcelona
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 Barcelona or not.
Barcelona's time zone and viewing hours
Local time in Barcelona is UTC+1, moving to UTC+2 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (18:00–22:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Barcelona gets about 9 h 11 min of daylight in mid-winter and 15 h 10 min in mid-summer.
Travelling around Catalonia
From Barcelona it's about 207 km to Palma. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into France? Toulouse is about 253 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Barcelona
Can I watch my films in France?
Yes. Over the border in Toulouse (around 253 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Barcelona.
Does it support Spanish and Catalan 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 Barcelona?
Evenings — roughly 19:00 to 23:00 in Barcelona, or 18:00–22:00 UTC. That's when a stream that needs fewer megabits has the edge.
What does Silux Media cost in Spain?
Nothing to start: the server you run at home is free, remote streaming included. Plus, Pro and Cloud are optional, billed in EUR.
Does it help on crowded city networks in Barcelona?
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.
How much mobile data does a film use in Barcelona?
About 1.0 GB per hour in full HD and roughly 0.6 GB in 720p, from our measurements — against 2.5–2.7 GB per HD hour on Jellyfin and Plex at the same picture quality.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.