Stream your own films and TV in the United Arab Emirates
Why it suits the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate families watching their own films from home abroad
- Remote work sites, oil and gas camps and desert compounds on satellite
- Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Turkish subtitles from your own files
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 Dubai 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 Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Al Ain, 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 Arabic, English, Hindi and Urdu
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).ar.srt — Arabic
- My Film (2024).en.srt — English
- My Film (2024).hi.srt — Hindi
- My Film (2024).ur.srt — Urdu
Questions from United Arab Emirates
Does Silux Media work in the United Arab Emirates?
Yes. The server runs on your own computer, so it works anywhere you have electricity and internet — in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah 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 Arabic, English and Hindi 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.