HD films in Derby, on less data. Even on 1 Mbps.
Derby at a glance
- Where
- England, United Kingdom
- Population
- about 270,000
- Time zone
- Europe/London (UTC+0, UTC+1 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 19:00–23:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 7 h 34 min in mid-winter, 16 h 55 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 55 m
- Nearest cities
- Nottingham 22 km · Chesterfield 37 km · Leicester 39 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Welsh
What makes Derby different
Around 270,000 people live in Derby; outside the centre, connections thin out quickly. Derby is a city in England, United Kingdom.
Evenings in Derby
Derby is on UTC+0 (UTC+1 in summer). The usual evening viewing hours, 19:00–23:00 local time, are 19:00–23:00 UTC in winter — when networks everywhere are busiest.
Mid-winter in Derby brings only about 7 h 34 min of daylight (against 16 h 55 min in summer), so evenings at home are long.
Mobile data in Derby
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Derby? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
On the move from Derby
The nearest other cities we cover are Nottingham (22 km), Chesterfield (37 km) and Leicester (39 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
The closest city we cover outside the United Kingdom is Dublin, Ireland (about 322 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Questions from Derby
Does it work on slower connections around Derby?
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.
Can I watch my films in Ireland?
Yes. Over the border in Dublin (around 322 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Derby.
How much mobile data does a film use in Derby?
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.
Can I watch my own films in Derby?
Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Derby, elsewhere in England, or abroad.
Long winter evenings in Derby — 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 English and Welsh subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in English and Welsh or any other language.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.