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Streaming in Hue

Stream your library in Hue. Even on 1 Mbps.

From Thừa Thiên Huế Province to the other side of the world: your films, on your server, played on as little as 1–2 Mbps.

Hue at a glance

Where
Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Vietnam
Population
about 1.4 million
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok (UTC+7)
Evening viewing hours
19:00–23:00 local = 12:00–16:00 UTC
Daylight
about 11 h 9 min in mid-winter, 13 h 7 min in mid-summer
Elevation
about 8 m
Nearest cities
Da Nang 80 km · Haiphong 499 km · Nha Trang 500 km
Subtitle languages
Vietnamese

What makes Hue different

Hue is the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế Province. With about 1.4 million people, Hue has every kind of connection — and every kind of bottleneck.

Making a bundle last in Hue

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 Hue or not.

Hue's time zone and viewing hours

Local time in Hue is UTC+7, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (12:00–16:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.

Hue gets about 11 h 9 min of daylight in mid-winter and 13 h 7 min in mid-summer.

Travelling around Thừa Thiên Huế Province

From Hue it's about 80 km to Da Nang. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.

Crossing into Cambodia? Siem Reap is about 529 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.

Streaming in Siem Reap, Cambodia →

Questions from Hue

Does it help on crowded city networks in Hue?

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.

Does it support Vietnamese subtitles?

Yes. Subtitle files next to your films, and the subtitle and audio tracks inside them, appear in the player in any language.

Can I watch my own films in Hue?

Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Hue, elsewhere in Thừa Thiên Huế Province, or abroad.

Will it work on the way to Da Nang?

It does. Between Hue and Da Nang (about 80 km) the picture follows the signal down and back up, so the film doesn't pause.

Can I watch my films in Cambodia?

Yes. Over the border in Siem Reap (around 529 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Hue.

How much mobile data does a film use in Hue?

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.

Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.