Stream your library in Seattle. Even on 1 Mbps.
Seattle at a glance
- Where
- Washington, United States
- Population
- about 781,000
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles (UTC−8, UTC−7 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 03:00–07:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 8 h 25 min in mid-winter, 15 h 59 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 56 m
- Nearest cities
- Portland 233 km · Sacramento 1006 km · San Francisco 1093 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Spanish
What makes Seattle different
Around 781,000 people live in Seattle; outside the centre, connections thin out quickly. Seattle is a city in Washington, United States.
When Seattle sits down to watch
Local time in Seattle is UTC−8, moving to UTC−7 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (03:00–07:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Daylight in Seattle swings from about 8 h 25 min in mid-winter to 15 h 59 min in mid-summer — long winter evenings are film evenings.
How much data a film uses in Seattle
How far does a 5 GB bundle go in Seattle? About 8 hours of HD 720p with Silux Media, versus 3.7 hours with other media servers at the same picture quality (our measurements).
Beyond Seattle
The nearest other cities we cover are Portland (233 km), Sacramento (1006 km) and San Francisco (1093 km). On trains, buses and roads between them, quality re-adjusts every three seconds.
Crossing into Canada? Victoria is about 119 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Questions from Seattle
What does Silux Media cost in the United States?
The self-hosted server is free forever, including remote streaming. Optional plans are billed in USD on our website — never inside the apps.
Long winter evenings in Seattle — 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.
Can I watch my own films in Seattle?
Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Seattle, elsewhere in Washington, or abroad.
Can I watch my films in Canada?
Anywhere, Canada included. Roaming allowances are small, which is where using under half the data pays off.
Does it work on slower connections around Seattle?
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.
Does it support English and Spanish subtitles?
Yes — name a subtitle file with its language code (for example .en.srt) and it's matched automatically; tracks inside the film are offered too.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.