Stream your library in St. Louis. Even on 1 Mbps.
St. Louis at a glance
- Where
- Missouri, United States
- Population
- about 280,000
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 01:00–05:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 9 h 28 min in mid-winter, 14 h 52 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 149 m
- Nearest cities
- Indianapolis 370 km · Kansas City 383 km · Nashville 407 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Spanish
About streaming in St. Louis
As a city in Missouri, United States, St. Louis has its own mix of connections. St. Louis is a city of about 280,000, where many homes stream on ordinary broadband with modest upload speeds.
Mobile data in St. Louis
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 St. Louis lasts about 8 hours of 720p instead of 3.7.
On the move from St. Louis
Heading to Indianapolis (about 370 km) or Kansas City (383 km)? Your library goes with you — the server stays at home and the app adapts as the signal changes on the way.
Crossing into Canada? Kitchener is about 971 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Evenings in St. Louis
Local time in St. Louis is UTC−6, moving to UTC−5 for summer. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (01:00–05:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
St. Louis gets about 9 h 28 min of daylight in mid-winter and 14 h 52 min in mid-summer.
Questions from St. Louis
Can I watch my own films in St. Louis?
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 St. Louis.
Can I watch my films in Canada?
Yes — the server stays at home in St. Louis and you watch from anywhere, including Kitchener about 971 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Does it support English and Spanish subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in English and Spanish or any other language.
What's the busiest time for streaming in St. Louis?
Evenings — roughly 19:00 to 23:00 in St. Louis, or 01:00–05:00 UTC. That's when a stream that needs fewer megabits has the edge.
How much mobile data does a film use in St. Louis?
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.
Will it work on the way to Indianapolis?
Yes. On the roughly 370 km between St. Louis and Indianapolis, the app re-checks the connection every three seconds and keeps playing — dropping to a lighter quality in weak spots and climbing back up after.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.