Ratings & Reviews
|
All the reviews and ratings from this user. |
| Type |
Site - Score |
Feedback / Review |
Date |
Review
26
|
Diabolic
(0)
80.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
Diabolic is one of the best studios out there and this gives access to a large part of their catalogue
No DRM on downloads. Kudos to Diabolic for being on the leading edge of this long-needed trend.
Streaming at your choice of speeds
Easy searches by series title, genre or star |
| Cons: |
Within individual movies the star's name frequently is wrong. If you're looking for a particular star the star search will get you to the movie but you may need to look at the thumbnails to get the right scene
Download speeds can vary from average to painfully slow |
| Bottom Line: |
(EDIT December 22, 2007 - I can confirm that the larger file sizes are now available. In my opinion, this puts Diabolic among the best sites on the web.)
In my opinion, Diabolic is one of the best studios operating today. Their material is consistently good. You may not like a particular genre, but you at least know that they do that genre well. They have some excellent gonzo material with a raw edge that doesn't push the envelope as far as some others do. Technically their work is excellent - always good lighting and editing. And they always have the best and brightest stars in the biz in their movies.
The site is well done. There are multiple ways to search: genre, series titles, individual titles and stars. Download speeds are good.
If you're a fan of excellent porn with beautiful women who don't seem to know the word 'no' this site can have a bit of a 'kid in a candy store' effect. I'm not shilling here - I found the quantity of stuff so overwhelming that I browsed longer than I would at other sites before downloading. This is certain to be a long-term membership.
There seems to be a debate about value. In my opinion this is a great value at the price. I really like Diabolic's stuff so the price seems more than fair to me.
I give full marks to a studio with the balls to let us download their stuff.
Follow-Up:
Now that the 'new car' lustre is gone I'd like to make a few comments. This is still an excellent site in terms of content, but the download speeds are TERRIBLE. You need to use an accelerator but that adds to the cost. I emailed the webmaster to ask if there was a problem on their end and got no reply.
If you like Diabolic's stuff this is a great site, but you will need an accelerator.
I also had some trouble cancelling my membership. |
|
12-13-07 06:39pm
Replies (2)
|
Review
27
|
Dog Fart Network
(2)
80.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Large network
- 21 sites (including a relatively new BTS site)
- All interracial
- Some unusual niches
- Older scenes are being remastered
- Easy to use network
- Supports download managers (IDM)
- Easy access to download and viewing options
- Streaming is available |
| Cons: |
- Not all sites are updating
- Older remastered scenes may be dated and posted as a new update
- No effective search function
- No (that I could find) high-res or HD scenes
- More expensive than comparable sites |
| Bottom Line: |
Dog Fart Network (DFN) isn’t a network that I’d normally have joined, but I’m glad I did. I joined specifically to access one of their unique sites but I found many of the other sites quite good too.
DFN has 21 sites that cover a wide range of niches. The overall theme that runs through the network is interracial sex, specifically black men with white women. One site does feature white men and black women. The sites range from fairly standard porn, straight b/g, b/b/g, anal, etc., legal teen oriented sites, cougar sites, through sites that feature glory holes, and a couple of sites with some unique themes – Wife Writing and The Minion. Both of these are unique sites.
The network is simple in layout and operation: the homepage shows all 21 sites. You enter each site through that link and all the sites share the same simple layout: five scenes are listed per page and there is easy access to all the pages. One thing I particularly like about the sites is that on each page, beneath a large thumbnail of each scene, all the viewing and downloading options are available. So many other sites require the users to click through several pages before getting to the download or viewing links; DFN’s choice to keep it simple is appreciated.
Speaking of the downloading and viewing options, DFN has more than most other sites. While only two formats are offered (WMV and MP4) those are usually offered in more than one size. I download WMVs and those are offered in two ‘sizes’ – both come in at 640x480 with the only difference being that the larger ones are 4500kb/s versus the smaller ones at 1500kb/s. Both play at 30fps. Some of the older videos are a lower resolution. Oddly, for 2012, the site still allows users to download the videos in segments. While I’m sure that few people still need to do this, I’m sure that those who do appreciate this option.
While the resolutions are somewhat below standards, they still look crisp.
Streaming is also available in two resolutions that appear to be similar to the WMV downloads.
Speaking of older videos, DFN appears to be moving to remaster a lot of their older scenes. This is both good and bad, depending on how you look at it. The ‘bad’ is that they seem to use the remastered videos as updates rather than posting new videos as often. I don’t hold the opinion that this is necessarily bad because it gives access to fairly decent quality videos of stars from the past decade. I consider that to be good.
The site also offers photos, and like the videos there are several options. Interestingly, the options are for good resolution photos (1067x1600) taken during the video shoot, lower resolution screencaps and these things they call ‘panels’ which are photos that contain four smaller photos. The higher resolution photos are available as zips but the other two sets are singles only.
The site supports download managers. I use Internet Download Manager and had no problem with links dying on me over a period of over an hour.
One glaring problem with the network is the lack of an effective search function or the use of tags. There is a search function, but it has serious flaws. It allows you to search for a word or words in the title or description of the scene but that can be a rather blunt tool. For example, I searched the term “anal” and got a number of hits but many of the scenes had no anal sex in them. The site producers frequently refer to a woman’s “birth canal” in the scene descriptions and that phrase was captured in a search for anal scenes. This could be solved by a smarter search engine, but it would probably be better solved by tagging scenes with niches.
Any potential member is obviously going to make their own decision on value, but in DFN’s case some people may jump to a conclusion based solely on price. The issue is that DFN charges $35 per month, which is more than most comparable sites. Is it worth $35? My opinion is that it is. I think we’ve become accustomed to lower prices but the market has changed and we all may need to rethink the value equation. In this case, you get access to over a thousand exclusive scenes with decent production values and fast downloads (with no obvious limits, I might add). I think that’s good value. (As an aside, I’m not sure where the upper limit on pricing is, but I note that last week TBP posted a review of a BDSM site, Infernal Restraints, that commands $65 per month. I’m a BDSM fan, but that seems a bit steep.)
One potential concern that has been expressed before is that several of the sites do not appear to be actively updating with new material. I’m fine with this as long as the network is updating and the remastering continues.
The bottom line is that I certainly recommend DFN. Its top-quality porn, and specifically interracial porn, with top porn stars that’s well produced and easy to access at a fair price. |
|
08-12-12 01:42pm
Replies (4)
|
Review
28
|
Dominated Girls
(1)
87.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Part of the 21 Sextreme Network
- 250 scenes
- Updates regularly
- TBP Discount
- Supports download managers
- Many file choices
- Photos available (singles and zips) |
| Cons: |
- Can get a bit repetitive |
| Bottom Line: |
This site is part of the 21 Sextreme network that includes this and 13 other sites. The network is sold as the more extreme side of the 21 Sextury network. I’m a new fan of the 21 S1Sextury / 21 Sextreme networks and a long-time fan of good BDSM so I was definitely interested to see if this site met the standards set by many others in the two networks and how it compared to some of the better BDSM sites.
First a bit of a caveat: even if you are a fan of BDSM material you have to admit that it can sometimes get repetitive: girls in bondage can only have so many variations. The same can be said for a lot of other niches too, like massage and old-and-young. This site suffers from a bit of that as well, but I’m still glad I joined and still happy to have a lot of the scenes.
The site currently has 250 scenes and four new ones are added each month, though not necessarily on a weekly cycle.
One common element of most of the scenes is the same as with the other sites on this and the related network: the models are some of the most beautiful on the internet. For me, this increases my interest in the site since many of the models here aren’t true ‘fetish’ models.
The scenes share some other traits too: they all have the models in several different bondage set-ups (almost exclusively using rope), most have some other implements used, like ball gags, clamps or wax, and in most of the scenes there is actually sex, usually while the model is in bondage. This latter point isn’t unique to this site, but it isn’t available on every BDSM site. I suspect that legal concerns mean some sites just don’t take that risk. As a guy who likes watching anal scenes, there are some here but they aren’t in the majority.
One thing that is a bit of a negative for some (and others have commented on the same thing on other BDSM sites) but a probably a legal necessity is an interview at either the beginning or the end of the scene where the model ‘breaks the fourth wall’ and talks about what is about to happen or what just happened. As much as some people don’t like it I accept that given the extreme nature of a BDSM scene that is it probably necessary to keep the soccer-moms away. Personally, I find the interviews interesting and usually watch them.
The site is laid out in the same way as every other site on this and the related network, which is to say that it is simple but effective. There are some improvements coming with the addition of a large number of tags for sorting the scenes. This feature is visible now but not active so I can’t comment on it. If it works as planned though, it will be a great sorting tool.
Each page displays 36 large thumbnails showing the female model in the scene. Rolling your mouse over the thumbnail brings up so data on the scene, including model name and the date it was uploaded.
Clicking a scene’s thumbnail opens a new page where you have options to stream and download the scene. Immediately apparent is that there is an option to download just clips, but there is an option in all cases to download one full file. A trailer is also available. Streaming is available too, but I chose downloads.
There is a big difference in scenes uploaded before October 2009 and those uploaded after that. Prior to that date there were few options for downloads. In most cases those limited choices were a low-res H.264 file and a medium and high-res in WMV. Depending on when the scene was uploaded though, the high-res WMV is excellent. After October 2009 more options were made available, with three resolutions being offered in both H.264 and WMV. I found the mid-range H.264 to be the best compromise between quality and file size so I opted for that in most downloads. Those come in at 960x540 at 3000kb/s and 30fps. Subjectively they look great on a 23” monitor. (In the interests of clarity, there are approximately 170 scenes that have been uploaded since more options were offered.)
Download managers work well and I experienced no time-outs. Download speeds were better than I’m used to with similar sites.
Photos are also available and even though the site is really more of a video site the photos are well done and available in good resolutions. The lowest resolution I saw was 1280x853. Newer uploads offer that and 3504x2336. Zips are available.
The site has no real flaws: it has some great scenes with high production values and stunning models in a simple to use layout that allows download managers. What more could a BDSM fan ask for? I think that this site offers BDSM that is on par with the best out there, like the Kink sites and Society SM.
The bottom line is that if you’re a fan of good BDSM porn you won’t be disappointed by this site. The fact that it is part of a network and also comes with a TBP / PU discount makes this a great deal. |
|
03-05-13 03:30am
Replies (4)
|
Review
29
|
Elegant Angel
(4)
90.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Good selection of Elegant Angel titles
- Good mix of older titles and new releases
- Updates regularly
- Supports download managers
- TBP / PU Discount
- 390 DVDs available |
| Cons: |
- Elegant Angel material is widely available on other sites so there can be a lot of overlap
- Some scenes missing from DVDs
- Download speeds can vary and are usually slower than similar sites
- Cryptic file names
- Elegant Angel has a huge back catalogue – this site should be much bigger than it is |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ve been a big fan of Elegant Angel studio for as long as I can remember. I think that the only other studios that surpass them in my view are Evil Angel and Kink.com. This is my first time joining the site though. I’ve learned my lesson not to write a review until I get a full sense of what the site offers and have actually watched a lot of what I downloaded. Had I written this review earlier I would have scored it lower and complained a lot more. As it stands now, I really like this site and I’m glad I joined.
Elegant Angel offers a wide variety of porn, ranging from rough anal and gangbangs to g/g to almost softcore. That’s great for some, but I realize that for others that may be a drawback. I, for example, have no interest in large breasts so I left all of those alone. There are some consistencies though: EA uses A-list porn models and has some of the highest production values in the business.
I’ll get one complaint out of the way immediately: Elegant Angel DVDs are widely available on other sites (Videobox has an EA ‘channel’ for example). This can create a bit of a problem for active porn collectors since there is a lot of overlap available on the internet. The problem is that to get the widest selection of EA DVDs you need to join multiple sites. As a customer I’d obviously prefer to be able to join one site and get everything, but I also realize that Elegant isn’t the only studio that does this. Evil Angel and Jules Jordan are two other examples that require you to join more than one site to access more of their catalogues. At least in this case the TBP / PU discount helps.
The site currently has 390 DVDs available. The good news is that there is a mix of older titles and new releases. The bad news is that since EA has a huge back catalogue this site really should be much larger. The site updates regularly with a new DVD being added every six days.
The biggest improvement to the site occurred in March 2010 when they began offering 720p and 1080p files. All new uploads include these options and currently about 30% of the site was added after that date and are available in HD.
Older titles have limited download options. The site claims to offer 720x408 but Media Info says they’re actually 640x480 at 1500kb/s and 30 fps. The format is mp4. There is a lower resolution available too. I’m not going to fault the site for these low resolutions on their older titles because I’m sure the original quality isn’t that great to begin with and it is still great to have access to them.
New titles are offered with more download options. There is a mobile resolution at 320x180, an H264 at 720x408, a 720p at 1280x720 and a 1080p at 1920x1080. Those are all in mp4 format. I usually opted for the 720p as a good compromise for drive space and quality. Those come in at true 1280x720 at 3500kb/s and 30fps. Subjectively they look great. On a few choice scenes I went for the 1080. The resolution is as advertised and they play at 8100kb/s and 30fps. Visually I don’t see a lot of difference between the 720 and 1080 but I won’t make a definite call on that as I haven’t tried either on my 50” TV yet.
The site allows download managers and the links have a reasonable time-out. My guess is that your links will be live for at least a half hour.
This is really getting picky, but for some reason EA opts to not put all the scenes up in the DVDs. I don’t know how often that occurs – maybe it is really infrequent – but it was definitely noticeable in the one DVD that I joined to get access to: Lexi. That’s the recent DVD with Lexi Belle’s first anal scene. The anal scene is there, but the site doesn’t have the first scene in the movie with Lexi, Riley Reid and Michael Stefano. I may have wanted this title for the anal scene, but the b/g/g scene is actually my favourite and it irks me that it isn’t posted. The DVD was uploaded in early October so I think it’s safe to assume that they won’t be adding it now. If anyone has any thoughts as to why they’d omit this I’d appreciate hearing from you.
Since I’m being picky I’ll also point out that the file names don’t give any clue to the star or DVD. If you’re like me and fussy about cataloguing your collection you’ll need to change the names of the files as you download.
The site has flaws (it should be much bigger, some overlap with other EA material on other pay sites, non-specific file names) but those are minor when you consider the value of the site. If you like the style of porn here this is an excellent site and I’d highly recommend it to anyone. This site is now officially on my list of sites to rejoin over and over. |
|
12-23-12 07:16am
Replies (1)
|
Review
30
|
Everything Butt
(5)
90.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- 140 +/- scenes
- Usually some extreme ass play
- Some anal fisting
- Some enemas
- Very innovative
- Videos available in several formats and resolutions
- Pictures available
- Regular updates
- Good mix of solo, girl on girl(s) and girl(s) and guy(s)
- Supports download managers |
| Cons: |
- Seems to have lost some of its edge
- Not many ‘fresh’ models |
| Bottom Line: |
While there are countless sites dedicated to anal sex, there aren’t many dedicated to a wider appreciation of all things related to the female ass. This site is one of those rare ones, and without having seen many others I’d be surprised if this wasn’t the best of them. This site obviously isn’t for everyone, but the same can be said for most of the sites under the Kink umbrella.
I last reviewed this site when it was fairly new and it has continued to grow. There are now approximately 140 scenes on the site, most of which are about an hour long. So even at full price, this is a great value. Even the oldest of the scenes (which only date back to 2009) are available in ways to suit all preferences. There is streaming (which I don’t use and can’t really speak to, though it looks good) and there are downloads. Downloads are available in mp4 HD, wmv HD, wmv SD and mp4 for portable devices. My experience is only with wmv HD which, while excellent quality, isn’t as crisp as some other sites that offer HD. The resolution is 1280x720 with a bitrate of about 7500kbps. Photos are also available (1200x800) individually or as zips. Frequently the zips are broken down into themes so if you want all the photos there may be a couple of zips to get.
The scenes mostly have a common theme: extreme ass play. There is some variety in that there are solo scenes, all girl with two or more models, and some scenes with a mix of women and men. The latter aren’t as common as the others. The scenes involve anal penetrations of toys and other large items. Fisting does occur, but it (sadly) isn’t as common as one might hope for on such a site. Many of the earlier scenes involve a lot of enema play, but that seems to have mostly disappeared from the newer scenes. Since fisting and enemas aren’t common, that was always a big selling point for me, so I’m disappointed to see it dialed back.
Another change I’ve noticed is that it isn’t as edgy as it once was. This is highly subjective, but it seems to me that a lot of the newer scenes are more mainstream, if you can call any of this ‘mainstream.’ The older scenes are amazing to watch, with a lot of enema action. Many of the newer scenes are styled more like an anal scene you’d expect from Evil Angel, for example. All the technical bits are the same, but the newer scenes just seem more tame. Many of the scenes have a BDSM undertone, and this could be a factor for a prospective subscriber.
There isn’t a huge variety in models, which is a bit of a negative for me, but then again there probably aren’t that many models willing to do scenes like this. The fetish models you might expect to see are here: Dana DeArmond, Amy Brooke, Bobbi Starr and Amber Rayne all make multiple appearances, and they always give 110%. But it would be nice to see some fresh faces more often.
This fetish isn’t for everyone, but if you have an ass play interest this site will certainly satisfy you. |
|
06-09-11 01:11pm
Replies (1)
|
Review
31
|
Everything Butt
(5)
95.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Kink.com is among the best (if not the best)BDSM provider on the internet
- Very user-friendly – easy to navigate and download
- Part of a larger network of BDSM sites
- All exclusive videos
- Excellent value for the monthly fee
- Discount access to other sites on the network
- Excellent customer service
- Regular updates
- 77 scenes as of this review
- Multiple options for downloading video
- Pictures available |
| Cons: |
None. There is nothing I would change about this site. |
| Bottom Line: |
I wouldn’t normally write a review so close on the heels of another member doing so, and especially since I agree with most of what Pat362 wrote, but I want to add some details.
First, as Pat362 also noted, this site isn’t for everyone. Everything Butt is an anal-themed site on a wheelbarrow full of steroids. Kink.com is a network well known for its BDSM-themed material, and this site adds a BDSM element to anal play. For someone like me, who is a dedicated, lifetime ass man, and a fan of BDSM, this site is pure gold.
One thing this site is not is an anal sex site. This isn’t like Ass Traffic where the focus is on anal sex. Everything Butt is a site about extreme anal play. Featured here are enemas, bondage, strap-ons, fingers, fists and some very large toys. Only on rare occasions do we see a male get to join in the fun for some anal sex. Men appear more often as in control of the situation rather than as active sexual participants. In some of the scenes there are women solo, administering their own enemas, using toys on themselves, and sometimes fisting themselves. In the remainder of the scenes, there are multiple women with at least one taking the Dominant role over the other(s).
As Pat362 noted, there are several models who appear a number of times. Pat362 considers this a bit of a negative, and part of me agrees with this, but not all of me. When the repeat models are stars like Bobbi Starr, Amber Rayne, Dana DeArmond and Felony – all certified anal queens – I can’t really complain. To see a model like Amber Rayne, who is always on her game, enjoying some really intense anal play is a sight to behold. I’d rather see a model who is capable of the intensity of the play than a model who can’t rise to the occasion. I think in fairness to Pat362 I’d say that I agree that while there are several models who appear a lot on the site, the scenes are different enough that it doesn’t get boring.
Everything Butt is part of the Kink.com network of sites, so everything I’ve written about them before also applies here. I think that Kink.com is probably the best porn company on the internet. The variety of their work, the inventiveness and uniqueness that they bring to their sites, the size of their sites, the value, and their customer service are all second to none. All of that is on display at Everything Butt.
I also agree with Pat362 that the pictures aren’t perfect, but I think that is due to the fact that this site and other Kink sites are more video oriented. I suspect that the photos are secondary, and this may be because there is no way that a photo can convey the intensity of some of these scenes.
If you’re an ass man, and like to dabble a bit on the dark side of BDSM, you owe it to yourself to check out this site. |
|
04-11-10 10:39am
Replies (2)
|
Review
32
|
Evil Angel
(10)
90.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Now over 900 DVDs available
- Very little overlap with the other Evil Angel website
- TBP/PU Discount
- Full trial
- Good download speeds
- Multiple video options
- Updates regularly (possibly daily – hard to tell…)
- Photos available (though this is primarily a video site)
- Good mix of American and European models |
| Cons: |
- Very short time-outs using download managers
- No zips on the photos
- No wmv HD
- Still not a great selection of older videos
- No search function
- Newer scenes posted as streaming before downloads available |
| Bottom Line: |
I recently posted a review of the other Evil Angel website under the listing of Milk Enema and a bit earlier under the site Mike Adriano. If you’re interested in any EA material you may want to check those reviews since most of what I wrote there applies here too. This site, however, is different from the others that I reviewed, even though they are all part of the EA company. This site isn’t a network like the other one (which is a collection of themed sites).
Obviously Evil Angel material isn’t for everyone; they are among the hardest of the hardcore mainstream. If, like me, you’re an anal enthusiast then both Evil Angel sites are worth checking out.
Many harder hardcore studios rely on European talent to do the heavy lifting, but here there is a great mix of American and European models. In some cases they appear in the same scene, which is rare in porn.
The site has grown a lot since I was here last and they now have over 900 DVDs available. The site updates regularly, and while I can’t say for sure they seem to update daily. One negative is that some (maybe all) of the new scenes they post are first only available in streaming before they’re made available as a download. I don’t know how long the delay is before they become available as a download. If you join the site to download a recently added scene be aware that you might discover that you can only stream it.
While there is no search function you can sort the videos by scene and by DVD. Once you’re at the scene level there are tags that are useful too.
As with the other EA site there are two video options (wmv and mp4) and at least two resolutions available for each. Unfortunately they don’t post any HD material in wmv format so your only option is mp4 if you want HD. HD is widely available and is at 720p. I download wmvs and at the highest resolution they come in at 720x400 at 2100kb/s. Subjectively, they look great even running them through a 50” TV.
Many Evil Angel scenes are quite long, sometimes nearly an hour, which is a good thing. The downside to that is that file sizes can be large if your ISP imposed a cap or if you have a slower connection.
Pictures are available but those appear to be mostly screencaps or photos taken during the scene itself. Zips aren’t available. This is primarily a video site and I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone who is mostly interested in photos. That’s not a negative since Evil Angel is a video studio not a photo studio.
What you get for your membership is access to one of the better studio sites on the internet. I’m not normally a fan of studio sites since studios don’t seem to put much effort into their sites, possibly to focus on the people who still buy DVDs. My biggest complaint about the site as a studio site is that they don’t offer a big selection of their older material. Evil Angel has been around for a long time and as a fan of older porn I’d really like to see more of the older stuff.
This could be a positive or a negative, depending on your perspective, but there isn’t a lot of overlap between the material on this site and the on the other EA site. The good news is that you won’t feel like you’ve wasted your money when you buy access to two different sites, but the bad news is that to get better access to the EA catalogue you do need to buy access to two sites. But… both EA sites offer a TBP/PU discount and have an excellent $2.95 3-day trial. If you’re a fan of EA material and haven’t had a membership here before I’d strongly recommend that you avoid the trial because there is no way you could download everything you want here in three days.
Another reason to consider the full membership is that EA has the shortest timeouts I’ve ever encountered on a website. While they support download managers actually using one is virtually impossible since the links you line up for downloading expire in about 15 minutes.
If you like hard hardcore and especially if you like anal sex, then you really should consider a membership here. With the TBP/PU discount this is probably one of the best values for porn on the internet. |
|
11-26-11 04:03pm
Replies (2)
|
Review
33
|
Evil Angel
(10)
80.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Access to a significant number of EA titles
- $9.95 monthly price
- Decent download speeds
- Average video quality with some HD available
- Streaming available as an option
- Daily updates (one scene added) |
| Cons: |
- Not a lot of older EA titles available
- Video quality is just average
- File sizes seem large for the video quality
- A lot of European-filmed content (may be a plus for some…)
- A lot of scenes are threeways and group sex (which also might be a plus for some…)
- No obvious search function
- Most older titles have no star associated with them. |
| Bottom Line: |
Evil Angel bills itself as the official site of the Evil Angel Studio. They have a large, though certainly incomplete, collection of EA videos. As of today they say they have 443 DVDs. Most of those DVDs appear to be complete. EA Studios has been around a long time and they had been a favorite of mine for a number of years. One of the reasons I joined (apart from the $9.95 monthly price which may be only through TPB and PU) was to get access to a lot of their older titles. I was a bit disappointed in the site in that most of their older (and in my opinion, best) titles aren’t available.
For the older titles that are available, the site commits what I think is an unpardonable sin: the stars are all listed a “N/A.” How can you, the studio, not know who the stars are in your movies?
The site is more about the newer titles from EA. I know this is a personal opinion, but one of the reasons I liked the older EA was that it was hardcore but still not abusive. Their latest directors, Rocco Siffredi and Nacho Vidal come to mind, have built their later careers on abusive sex. Once in a while I’m okay with it, but it seems that most of their scenes are rough. Same with threesomes and group sex – I’m not exaggerating much when I say that it is hard to find a scene with one girl and one guy. If you like that, you’ll like EA. (Also, EA, with directors like Joey Silvera, seems to have a lot of TS stuff. I’m not into that and I wish they had included some of Slivera’s older work before he went a little freaky.)
Technically the site isn’t perfect, but it up to par with similar sites. The navigation is relatively easy, but less thorough than it could be since you can only rely on pulldown menus. If there is an actual search function I’ve yet to find it. One technical aspect to the site does seem to be a bit unusual, but since I’m not well-versed in technical stuff I’m not sure. The problem is that file sizes seem a bit large for the resolution of the file. For example, one file I checked has a bitrate of 2568 and a resolution of 640x480 and the file size seems a bit large at 720MB. Subjectively it doesn’t look as sharp as HD.
Download speeds aren’t super-fast, but they are consistent. I have a 10MB/s service and would usually see total download speeds of close to 1.5MB/s. That’s certainly on par if not a bit better than comparable sites.
The bottom line, though, is that I’d still recommend a membership in this site. If you like new EA stuff (and like some of their older stuff too), or if you like rough group sex, then there is lots to like here – especially for the $9.95 fee. |
|
07-19-10 04:08pm
Replies (17)
|
Review
34
|
Exxxtra Small
(1)
90.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Site is part of a great network
- Site is growing with at least two updates per month
- Three streaming options
- Five download options
- Bills through Epoch
- TBP / PU discount
- Allows download managers
- Provides porn in a rare niche |
| Cons: |
- Slightly slower download speeds than with similar networks
- Still small as of this writing |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ll get this out of the way: no, the site isn’t named Exxxtra Small because it only has nine scenes posted so far. And no, I haven’t lost my mind in taking the time to write a review for such a small site. Yes, I know that having only nine scenes makes it a small site, but it is new, it is updating, it is part of a large network and, most important, it serves a niche where good porn is rare: very petite women. I know that at any given time there are usually any number of petite young women in porn, but sites that actually showcase them are fairly rare.
This site is part of the Team Skeet network and is one of the newer (if not the newest) site on the network. It started on June 22, 2012 and has been updating regularly with two updates per month. I know that two updates per month doesn’t sound like a lot, but since the site is part of a large network new scenes are being added throughout the network regularly.
Team Skeet is a great teen-themed network which is a must-visit site for anyone who likes their porn models fresh. The gang at Skeet must have a direct channel into the talent agencies to get so many of the newest faces in porn. Exxxtra Small is a great addition to the network and really fits in well with the overall teen themes they promote. The models on this site are all young (18-20) and all are exceptionally tiny.
One good thing about a niche like super-petite models is that the directors aren’t locked in to just a few scene set-ups. This happens with a lot of massage sites where the massage set-up is so narrow that it can get stale pretty quickly. But the same can’t be said for the extra-petite niche: take any porn set-up you can think of and add in a tiny model and it still works. Boats, pools, living rooms, naughty students, perky temps… it all works. All the director needs to do is accentuate and promote the model’s tiny size.
Since this site started recently it has the same new video download options that were rolled out on the network late last year. This saw a significant improvement in video quality being offered. All the scenes here are offered in streaming in high and low resolutions and in HD. I’m not into streaming so I can’t really say anything about these except to add that Team Skeet doesn’t follow what is becoming a more common model to have the streaming start automatically. Since this might be an unpleasant surprise to someone who forgets to turn their speakers off, and since it unnecessarily hogs bandwidth I think that the site made the right choice here.
Downloads and streaming can be broken down into many different ways to satisfy just about anyone. You can view or download a preview, the full scene, the scene broken down into thirds or into one-minute blocks. They’ve really thought of ways to make the customer happy. The best thing about these broad choices, in my opinion, is that it is easy to set your preferences which then impact any scene you open. I set my preference for ‘full’ and that’s the link that came up each time.
Downloads are available in two formats and multiple resolutions per format. A medium-grade WMV is available as is a file for mobile users. The big news for the network is that they now have mp4s available in three resolutions: “hi,” 720p and 1080p. I opted for the 720p in most files because it offered the best compromise between file size and video quality. Those files are 1280x720 at a 2400kb/s bitrate and 30fps. These look great on a 24” monitor and I suspect they’ll look good on a 50” TV too when I get around to trying that. If you have any doubts, the 1080p is also available.
Photos and screencaps are also available (in singles or zips). The photos look great at 1053x702. The screencaps are a lower resolution and 720x405.
The other good news is that the site (and network) bills through a reputable biller, allows download managers and has no download limits. They also offer a TBP/PU discount. The (semi) bad news is that I find the download speeds to be a little slower than I normally see with other similar networks. It isn’t bad – just a bit slower. (A subjective negative is that the entire network isn’t big on anal scenes. That’s their choice, but I wish there were more. There are no anal scenes on this site. But a guy can dream…)
So am I going to say that a site with just nine scenes is a good value? No, but that doesn’t factor in that this is a new and growing site on an established network. And the niche is underserved so this is a welcome site. This is great porn at a great price and perhaps the best recommendation that I can give it is to say that because of this one new site I’ll be joining this network more frequently than I used to. |
|
12-10-12 06:40pm
Replies (9)
|
Review
35
|
Facial Abuse
(0)
85.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- If you’re looking for hardcore, misogynistic face-fucking, this is your site
- Download speeds are up to or exceed industry standards (1.2-1.4MB/sec)
- I didn’t have any of the problems that other reviewers reported (inability to log in or slow download speeds)
- Newer scenes have a wide varity of download and streaming options
- Mostly amateur models (this can be a con too – see below)
- Some mainstream porn stars (Amber Rayne, Veronica Jett, Amai Lui, Tory Lane and Tiffany Holiday, among others, make an appearance)
- Pics available (zips too)
- 240+ scenes on the site as of the review date
- Updates approximately once a week |
| Cons: |
- Older videos are very poor quality
- Many of the models aren’t very attractive, many have huge tattoos (I’m not even sure that some of the models were born female…)
- Navigation is very simplistic
- Thumbnails on video pages are too small and too few to get a sense of whether you want to download the scene. You have to go to photo page and download a photo or two to get a good look at the model
- Very misogynistic. (Yes, I know this is subjective, but this isn’t Sex and Submission. These guys seem to be trying to outdo Max Hardcore.) |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ve scored this site fairly high based mostly on an objective look at it. If I were to rate it more subjectively the score would be lower. This site is well done for a small niche site, but it isn’t perfect. But like some other reviewers (pat362) I didn’t really like the material. This was a bit of a surprise to me since I do like BDSM and rough-sex sites. But most of that material I have I get from sites that are part of the Kink.com network. Facial Abuse is no Kink.com site.
Facial Abuse’s theme is extreme face fucking. I think that it is possible to do this while still treating the models with some respect, but these guys don’t do that. I find rough sex to be a turn on when it is staged properly, but this is staged in a way to make it degrading. If you’ve ever seen more recent Max Hardcore scenes, or the degrading scenes from Meat Members you’ll know what I mean.
Each scene follows a set formula. There is a brief interview where the model eventually undresses. She then kneels on the floor and gets her face fucked by two men. The face fucking continues with her upside down on the couch, and there is usually a scene where one of the guys is sitting on the couch and she is giving him head. The scenes have sex as well, usually anal. Most scenes have a lot of drool with some models vomiting. Most scenes end with facial cumshots.
One issue I have is that many of the models (at least half) are VERY unattractive. Yes, this may be subjective, but not entirely. There are some standards of beauty, and these ladies don’t meet them. Some of the models are downright scary, which I suspect is a product of the extreme nature of the site. Some mainstream models do appear, though their scenes tend to be a little less extreme.
From a technical standpoint, the site is reasonably well done. Navigation is rudimentary and the biggest problem is that the thumbnails are so small that there is no way to get a good look at the model before you download a video. The only way to get a look is to go into the photo page and download a photo. So you see a tiny thumbnail of a girl you might like to see in the video and you have to go into the photo page and click on a tiny thumbnail there and make your decision. And trust me, you’ll want to do this because otherwise you’ll get some very ugly women on your hard drive.
Once you do decide to download a video you have a lot of options available for size. I find that downloading the file called “broadband” rather than HD to be sufficient. This site’s ‘broadband’ scenes are better than what most sites consider HD. The downside is that file sizes are large. Download speeds are good.
The bottom line is that this site is well done for what it is, but I suspect that market may be small. I like material like this and figured that I’d like this too, but even I found it to be over the top. I had no issues that others reported, but think carefully about a membership – it's EXTREME |
|
03-09-11 03:52pm
Replies (1)
|
Review
36
|
Fame Digital
(2)
93.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Huge collection of DVDs
- Many top studios
- TBP / PU discount
- Supports download mangers (with some limitations)
- None of the studios on the site are low-grade
- Something for most tastes
- Some unique and rare niches represented
- Many viewing and download options
- Many ways to sort the scenes |
| Cons: |
- Some overlap with other Fame sites
- Links time-out too quickly
- Too many older scenes don’t list the female talent
- No search function |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ve really liked and highly recommended most (if likely all) of the Fame sites that I’ve reviewed and Fame Digital is no exception. This site offers a huge amount of high-quality porn for an amazing price.
For readers not familiar with any of the Fame sites, they offer DVD downloads from several major studios like Devil’s Film, Silverstone and Evil Angel. The same studios are represented here and there is some overlap with other Fame sites but unless you’ve recently been a member at several Fame sites you’re still going to find a lot of material here that wasn’t on the other sites.
The main page is simple and effective: you have a choice of displaying the available scenes by individual scenes or by DVD. There is a drop-down menu listing all the DVDs on the site and ability to sort by the usual porn themes. You can also view by studio or by model. There are a lot of options for sorting the huge amount of material here, but there is no way to specifically search for anything: there is no search function available. While this is certainly a shortcoming, the many different options for sorting minimize the need to search. In most cases you can still find what you want but you may need to use a few more steps than with just an effective search function.
The site currently has over 3350 DVDs. My thought is that a lot of sites that try to please all tastes generally fail, but this site offers a wide variety of porn but still remains appealing. You’ll find all the usual porn niches here, like legal teens, anal, lesbian, etc., but you’ll also find a pretty substantial collection of transsexual and bisexual material. You’ll also find rarer niches like pegging and ‘grandmas.’ I’m not into the niches that I just mentioned so I can’t really give an opinion, but if you’re specifically looking for some of them this site has them, but they aren’t the main attraction here. The site is by far a conventional site that just happens to have some different ‘spices’ if you’re so inclined. (And if you’re like me and not so inclined, there aren’t enough of these niche DVDs that you feel cheated.) As for the more conventional porn, it runs the gamut from hard-hardcore (like Rocco Siffredi) to ‘artcore’ (from the Daring Film studio.) Regardless of what your tastes are all the DVDs I downloaded have one thing in common: the production values are second to none in the industry. Unlike other sites that seem to promote quantity over quality, Fame Digital doesn’t rely on ‘filler.’
One thing I especially liked about the site was the availability of older series and titles. Obviously the download options are fewer for these older scenes, but just having access to them is a big plus.
Like other Fame sites, there is no shortage of viewing options. Streaming is available in multiple resolutions, downloads are available in two formats (WMV and mp4) and in multiple resolutions. Obviously the resolution options are fewer with older material, but most of the newer DVDs offer the scenes in up to four WMV resolutions and up to 7(!!) mp4 resolutions – and that’s not counting separate downloads for mobile devices which offer a further number of resolutions. Many of the newer scenes offer both 720p and 1080p. Also on offer for newer scenes is 540p, which the site calls “Web HD.” This is an excellent option for people like me who watch most of their porn on a monitor. This is higher than the 480p that most sites offer (and is still offered here) without having to download a large 720p file. The 540p files come in at 960x540 at 1800kb/s and 30fps. The 720p come in at 1280x720 at 4800 and 30fps.
The site does offer photos but this is definitely NOT a photo site. The photos are shot during the scenes (but aren’t screencaps) and look good, but the main (unforgivable) flaw is that there are no zips.
The site isn’t perfect but the flaws are so insignificant that they don’t detract from the value. Like all Fame sites, download managers are supported but the links time-out fairly quickly so it isn’t possible to queue up a lot of files at once. Older titles often don’t list any performers, and with many of the European titles (like Rocco’s stuff) the female talent isn’t always credited. There may be three girls in a scene but only one name is given. Minor, but still annoying.
The one flaw that I think really does detract from the site is that they frequently don’t upload all the scenes from a DVD. In one case, for example, Tanner Mayes is the cover girl but her scene isn’t available. (And Fame, I take that as a personal insult!)
The bottom line is that this is an exceptionally good value for the TBP/PU discounted price (and still good without it). This is a huge amount of high quality porn on a site with a simple but effective layout with multiple viewing and download options. I highly recommend joining. I know I’ll be back. |
|
01-27-13 10:03am
Replies (2)
|
Review
37
|
FTV Girls
(2)
85.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Updated: |
01-04-10 04:52pm (Update History)
Reason: Comments from webmaster caused me to rethink a few negative or neutral statements.
|
| Pros: |
- Beautiful women
- Many amateurs and ‘first-timers’
- An opportunity to see some porn stars ‘before they were stars’
- Newer files have an HD option
- Decent download speeds
- Huge site, with apparently regular updates
- Public nudity / exhibitionism
Please note - my intention is to review only the public nudity part of this site - there are many other general reviews that cover the site more completely |
| Cons: |
- The set-ups are all essentially the same – gets repetitive
- Scenes are broken up into several files
- Every file opens with a brief title screen which is VERY annoying when linking multiple files
- Expensive
- Very little variety in the type of model (not a con if you like this type of model though) |
| Bottom Line: |
This is my first review of a site that I probably shouldn’t have joined, but I’ll be objective. I have no real interest in solo-girl masturbation sites. All my other reviews are of sites that I had an interest in. The reason I joined was for the advertised public nudity. My review will focus primarily on that for anyone who has the same interest.
As other reviewers have noted, there is a lack of variety with the models. For people like me who like FTV Girls’ taste in models, this isn’t an issue, but for those who like some variety this may be a negative. There is a lack of variety is scene set-up too. Most models start outside with a little flashing and then move indoors for some masturbation. Some models are more playful and do more outdoor flashing and some outdoor masturbation too.
My reason for joining FTV Girls was because it appeared that there was a lot of public nudity. This is an under-served niche and though the site was not something I’d join otherwise, I joined to see the public stuff.
The public stuff is certainly there in quantity. Most of the models do some public flashing. As a public nudity site (and I realize that this isn’t specifically such) this is pretty tame, but well within industry norms for U.S. sites. Obviously all the models will have differing levels of daring when it comes to public nudity. A few are quite daring, a few won’t do it, and the majority do some. For most models, the extent of their public flashing isn’t all that public – they dress in skimpy clothes and flash for the camera on side streets and empty parks. A few – very few – are as daring as the best of the public nudity sites on the web.
Many of the public nudity scenes are shot in the same area, which might lead one to presume that they are staged and have the support of the property owners. If you presume that, please take note of the webmaster’s comments below: these scenes are not staged. In my opinion, having the outdoor scenes as spontaneous as this is the essence of a good public nudity site.
One thing that would normally be a big negative for me is actually a positive here. The scenes are broken down into several smaller files. I normally despise that, but if all you’re looking for is the public stuff, that works out in your favor. One added thing that is DEFINITELY a negative is that at the beginning of every file there is a title screen. When you link several clips the action gets interrupted by a two-second title screen every few minutes. The site really needs to think about fixing this. Surely a watermark is enough to identify your material.
If you’re a fan of public nudity and have run through the sites that specialize in that, FTV Girls is worth a look. There is a lot of material here, and it is well done too. Public nudity (done in the U.S.) isn’t well served, and FTV Girls adds some quality stuff to the available material. |
|
12-31-09 09:01am
Replies (5)
|
Review
38
|
Fucked Hard 18
(3)
93.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- 240 videos
- Streaming and downloads available
- Updates with one video per week
- Pics offered (with zips)
- File names use the model’s name
- Male talent knows their role
- Excellent selection of lesser-known models
- Simple but effective site design
- Supports download managers |
| Cons: |
- Only one file type for download (wmv)
- Model name usually only includes her first name
- Only one anal scene
- Files added after May 2, 2009 start streaming when you open the link (make sure your sound is turned down!)
- Odd process won’t allow you to browse the site while downloading anything – you get a message that the server is down for maintenance
- No search function but can browse by model name and categories (tags)
- Not much variety
- Site name doesn’t give clue of the specific niche |
| Bottom Line: |
Fucked Hard 18 is a single themed site, the theme being massages that end in sex. I learned I had an interest in this niche when I was a member of Massage Creep and have been looking for good massage sites since then. Thankfully several PU members recommended this site because the site name gives no indication of the theme.
The site started on December 29, 2008 and now has 240 videos posted. The site updates by adding one new video a week. For those who prefer files other than wmv format, you’re out of luck. That’s all they offer for downloads. Streaming is also available. The files changed as of May 2, 2009. Prior to that there is only one resolution offered, 640x480 @1200 kb/s. After that date two resolutions are offered for downloads, 1260x720 @ 3200kb/s and 1000x564 @1600kb/s. Streaming is unchanged. All files use wmv codec 9 and play at 30fps. Subjectively, both versions look good. One word of caution for the post-May 2009 videos – selecting the link opens to a new page (as happens with the pre-May videos too) and when the page loads the video starts streaming. This is a pet peeve of mine as it hogs bandwidth and can be an unpleasant surprise for anyone who forgets to turn their speakers off. Webmasters: please don’t do this!
All scenes run from approximately 35 mins to just under an hour.
A potential problem with single-themed sites like this is that the scenes can be repetitive. That criticism can be directed at FH18 because the only thing that changes in the scenes is the girl. The setup is pretty much identical in every scene: the camera opens on a long view of a massage table, the girl walks in, usually by the camera so we can see her ass, she sits on the table and waits for the masseur to come in. He comes in, they introduce themselves. The setup is that she has been selected for a free massage because they are filming a training video. The girl gets naked, gets on the table and the massage begins. One thing I really like is that the masseur (who is the same in all the scenes) uses lots of oil.
One aspect of the scenes that I wish was different is what happens before the sex starts. I think Massage Creep does the setup better. MC has the masseur introduce himself to the girl and then he leaves the room while the girl gets undressed and slips under a sheet on the table. The camera acts as sort of a Peeping Tom while this is going on and the masseur peeks in too. Then the massage starts and it is played straight for a while before it becomes sexualized. With FH18 the masseur is in the room as the girl undresses and gets on the table. The massage quickly becomes sexualized with the masseur deliberately going for the naughty bits very quickly.
There is almost no variety in the scenes. There is only one anal scene, one lesbian scene, and one or two scenes with two girls. Model types are almost exclusively young, petite and natural. There are a few ‘enhanced’ girls, but not that many, and only a few sport a lot of ink.
Two things take this site from ordinary to extraordinary:
1) The models are stunning. The models are mostly ‘porn stars’ in that most of them have a listing on IAFD, but they aren’t ‘big’ stars in that they usually only have a handful of titles to their credit. Some A-listers do appear. While I like most of the A-listers, it is refreshing to see some models that I don’t know. (One beef is that while the site uses the model name in the scene name, they only use her first name. That can be frustrating with some obscure models with relatively common stage names like ‘Amber’ or ‘Natalie.’ I’d prefer her full name so I can source more if I want.)
2) The male talent and crew know how to make good porn. The guy in the scene does an excellent job of never getting in the way or trying to upstage the girl. The cameraman and male talent clearly understand that the scene is about the girl, not the guy. They both do their best to show the girl off. Many other websites could learn a lesson from these guys.
Pictures are available, but this isn’t a picture site so they are really just an afterthought. Zips are available. Resolutions on newer pics are good at 996x1500.
The site itself is simple, but it doesn’t need to be complex. There are multiple pages of scenes and you can sort by model and categories.
There are four bonus sites and several ‘DVD’ sites offered with the membership but those are streaming only.
One annoyance is that you can’t browse the site while downloading. Attempting to do so gives you a blank screen with a message that the server is down for service.
Overall, this is a site that is really better than I expected. The single theme and the lack of variety would suggest a lower score, but the amazing models and the site’s ability to show them off to their best without the guy ever upstaging the girl pushes the site beyond the average. I highly recommend this site. |
|
01-08-12 08:13am
Replies (0)
|
Review
39
|
Gag Factor
(3)
65.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Part of a network (five sites in total)
- I only paid $13.95 when I joined through Jerkoff Zone (but read that review before you decide on whether this is a good way for you to join)
- Pics available
- Free Download Manager works well
- Updates (one scene per week)
- Streaming available
- Downloads available
- Supports download managers (no obvious time-out issues)
- Bills through CCBill |
| Cons: |
- Not great value for the full membership price ($29.95)
- Low quality videos for newer uploads
- Very low quality videos for older uploads
- Scenes aren’t associated with the DVD title and number
- No zips for pics
- Only one video file option
- A lot of overlap with other JM Productions sites
- No search function
- Very basic layout |
| Bottom Line: |
I joined this site because it was offered to me at a discount when I joined Jerkoff Zone. Both are from the porn studio JM Productions (JMP). I don’t know if this is a standard offer, but even at the discounted price the site isn’t a great value so I wouldn’t recommend paying full price.
If you’re not familiar with JMP or Gag Factor, think of Facial Abuse or Max Hardcore turned down to 9. It’s still very rough, but not as rough as Max or FA. The series uses well known porn models and face fucks them. There is lots of gagging, runny noses and eyes and general unpleasantness. At least the guys aren’t as misogynistic as the ones at Facial Abuse.
JMP made about 30 volumes of the Gag Factor series and most of those had about 10 scenes in them. The site has most of what was produced, with a total of just under 340 scenes. 29 of the scenes are BTS material. I can’t fault the site for lack of material (though I do wish JMP brought that thoroughness to other series’ offered online).
What I can fault JMP for is the lack of quality in the material. The newest scenes are posted in one version only – wmv at 640x480 and 2100kbps. This resolution has been available since February 2008, which means that about one-third of the scenes are in this ‘high’ res format. In 2008 this resolution wouldn’t have been impressive, and it certainly isn’t now. What that also means, then, is that two-thirds of the scenes are only available in resolutions lower than the ‘high res’ files now being offered. Many of the oldest scenes are available at 320x240 with 360kbps. By today’s standards, these are virtually unwatchable. I doubt that they were state-of-the-art when they were posted in 2003.
A lesser complaint is the very basic layout of the site. The main member page is one long page with all the scenes listed. You get basic information on the scene and one small thumbnail. You get the star name, number of pics in the set, length of the video and the date the scene was added. What you don’t get is the volume number from the series for those looking to catalogue the scenes that way. With each scene description there is a link that takes you to a separate page. From there you can see and download the pictures (no zips are available) and stream or download the video. More recent videos have only the option of downloading the full video, while older postings have that and the option to break it down into segments. There is no search function, but since the site itself is relatively small and the niche is narrow there really is no need for one.
The pictures aren’t stellar in quality with a resolution of 750x500. That holds for the oldest and newest pics on the site. The number of pics per scene varies but ranges between 20 and 70 with the average in the 50s.
A membership here gives you free access to four other JMP sites, but that isn’t obvious right away. From Gag Factor you get access to two sites, and it’s only when you go to one of those that you see access to two further sites. The extra sites are:
• American Bukkake – scenes from American Bukkake, American Gokkun, Lesbian Bukkake and Reverse Bukkake series’
• Hardcore Fuck Machines – scenes from Fuck Machines series
• Overstuffed Holes – scenes from Over Stuffed series
• Ghetto Swarm – scenes from White Trash Whore series
The additional sites don’t merit a full review each, but I will post some specific details as a comment on each site’s page here.
One problem with these sites is that there is some overlap with the main JMP site, Jerkoff Zone. The same scene may be posted twice but in vastly different qualities. But since the scenes aren’t easily associated with the DVD title and volume it is difficult to know this before you download anything. What that means is that you’ll likely download duplicates of several scenes and delete the lowest resolution.
I can’t fault the site for the quantity because it appears they’ve made a lot of their Gag Factor scenes available here. But as a stand-alone site 300 scenes isn’t a lot, and not worth $30. The bigger problem, as I noted in my review of Jerkoff Zone, is that the site just doesn’t live up to the standard that I expected from JMP. JMP stuff may not be for everyone, but what they do, they do it well. And the website doesn’t do it any justice.
This site, even with the add-ons isn’t a good value for the full price. It’s not a lot better at the discounted price either. So unless you’re a huge JMP fan and are looking for an obscure scene that you can’t get elsewhere, I’d stay away. It bothers me to say that too, because I like JMP and would love to see them offer a great product at a decent price that would allow them to continue making great product. Their intended market must be elsewhere, because they aren’t looking for it on the internet. |
|
09-26-11 04:23am
Replies (2)
|
Review
40
|
GameLink Video On Demand
(0)
85.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for over 1 year (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Large selection of DVDs, many not available on typical membership-type sites – TBP says there are near 17,000 DVDs
- Good, but not great, search function
- Wide variety of themes and niches available
- Excellent selection of “classic” porn (please note that I consider ‘classic’ to be 80s and 90s)
- Wide choice of how to access the DVD |
| Cons: |
- This is not a traditional DVD porn site – it can get very expensive
- Poor value if compared against a DVD site like Videobox
- DRM on everything
- Not all download/stream options are available for all files
- Download speeds are okay, but slower than some competitors |
| Bottom Line: |
Part of me figures that most PUs have no interest in VOD sites, but then the sensible part of me figures that several good ones exist so someone has to be using them, and maybe a lot of people are like me and can tolerate DRM to see some DVDs that aren’t available elsewhere. For many titles, a VOD site is the only way to get it online.
Gamelink is HUGE, like most VOD sites. TPB says that they have close to 17,000 titles available for some form of viewing. Some of those titles are only available for purchase through the mail, but those don’t appear to be too common.
The search function on Gamelink is good, but it isn’t as detailed as some competitors, like Adult DVD Empire. The feature that seems to be lacking is the ability to do a multi-layered search. You can do a search for Tammi Ann or a search for LBO Entertainment, for example, but you can’t search Tammi Ann in LBO titles only. Not a deal breaker…
One aspect of Gamelink that is both good and bad is that most DVDs have several options available for viewing. You can buy minutes based on a package, you can stream the videos, or you can download them for a set rental period – usually 7 and 30 days. The bad part of this is that not all titles have all options available. I found several titles that I wanted to see but these were only available through streaming. I’m not a fan of streaming so I avoid these if I can. For downloads, most are available as a WMP file, but some have an option of DivX. Some only offer DivX. The quality of the WMP downloads is decent, but certainly not HD. I can’t speak for the DivX quality because I refuse to download a file manager and player just for a couple of videos.
Download speeds are less than I’ve seen at other VOD sites, and are about 400kb/sec.
Pricing varies quite a bit, likely on supply and demand. A hot title is naturally going to command a higher price.
One thing that really bugs me about VOD sites (all of them, not just this one) is that they are inconsistent with formats and prices. I’m not certain, but my guess is that this is the studio’s fault and not the VOD site. I suspect that if these sites had the choice they’d make all titles available in all formats at a lower price. My guess is that if a studio only wants their material streamed and demands a high price, then the VOD site has little room to negotiate. It ends up being a bad deal for us PUs.
But… other people than me have to use VOD sites too otherwise they wouldn’t be here. I’m pretty anal about my porn collection (pun intended) and I like being able to find and watch titles from my personal ‘golden age’ of porn, from the mid 80s to the mid 90s. For all their faults (and for a collector there are a lot of those) VOD sites help fill a void. Gamelink is certainly one of the better VODs that I use regularly and if you’re looking for a must-see title from any era I’d recommend trying them. |
|
08-01-10 07:17am
Replies (2)
|
Review
41
|
Hardcore Doorway
(1)
70.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Small network with a couple of unique sites
- Some HD scenes
- Photos offered in some scenes
- Photos offered as singles and zips
- Streaming available
- Options available for downloads
- Good mix of known and amateur models
- TBP / PU discount |
| Cons: |
- Three of the ‘sites’ can’t really be considered as such
- Only one (or maybe two) sites MAY be updating
- Some scenes don’t support download managers
- Older scenes are sub-par quality
- May be a bit too misogynistic for some |
| Bottom Line: |
Hardcore Doorway is a small network of ten sites. Most of those sites are relatively small and three of them don’t really deserve to be called sites. Most of the sites haven’t updated in years and the most recent updates cause me to question whether the entire network is dead. The good news, however, is that some of the material is pretty good if it happens to be the kind of thing you’re into.
This network is the one of two affiliated networks, the other being Adult Doorway. AD may be better known since it happens to be home to one of the most abusive, misogynistic sites on the ‘net”: Facial Abuse. The sites on Hardcore Doorway use the same male talent, the same sets and many of the same models, so it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that much of the material here is pretty extreme. This is definitely NOT porn for everyone.
The site is made up of ten sites, but I’d only apply that label to seven of those. These are (including some current details):
• Sperm Suckers: 258 scenes, last updated three weeks ago
• Latina Abuse: 135 scenes, last updated almost three months ago
• Amateur Throats: 26 scenes, last updated almost two years ago
• Anal Recruiters: 33 scenes, last updated about two and a half years ago
• Huge Rubber Dicks: 20 scenes, last updated about three and a half years ago
• Lesbians Love Sex: 46 scenes, last updated almost four years ago
• Sexy Suck Jobs: 26 scenes, last updated almost four years ago
So it appears that only Sperm Suckers may be updating. The earlier updates were posted about once a week so I can’t be sure if they’ve stopped given that the latest scene is now three weeks old. It is also possible that Latina Abuse is updating. The update schedule there is sporadic with past updates being posted as frequently as one every three weeks and sometimes just once every five weeks or so. I think it’s fair to say that the others are now dead.
The remaining three ‘sites’ are:
• Monster Cock Madness: 16 scenes
• Fuck Me POV: 11 scenes
• Her First Porn: 27 scenes
The last update for each of these ‘sites’ was four and half years ago. The reason I don’t think these should be considered sites is because they offer limited scenes, those scenes are not exclusive, there is no scene information available, the scenes are only available as a series of small (20MB +/-) clips and they’ve obviously been abandoned.
I think given the fact that only two sites MAY be updating it is fair to say that no one should join this network expecting to stick around for a while to get more updates. So the question then becomes is this network worth a membership at all? Obviously the answer to this question will be different depending on what you look for in a site, but given that the material on the seven main sites is fairly rare (rough, hardcore anal with lots of genuine creampies and oral cum-play, for examples) and appears to be unique a membership here can be pretty good value, especially if you factor in the $20 price offered to TBP / PU members.
All of the sites (excluding the three non-sites as noted above) use the same simple but effective layout. There are 20 scene links per page in each of the sites and those links open into a separate page where you can stream or download the video. Streaming is in one resolution only, but the latest scenes do offer a lot of choice for downloads. WMV files are offered in 720x480, 640x480 and 320x240. There is usually an option for low-ish quality MPEG and MOV files too. In many of the newer scenes there is at least 720p offered and in a lot of scenes there is 720 and 1080p on offer. The 1080p comes in at 1080x720 at 5000kb/s and 30fps. Each scene is also broken down into smaller clips if that happens to be your preference.
Photos are available as singles and zips and they are pretty good at 1440x960.
Other minor issues are that some of the files wouldn’t queue up for downloading with a manager. But others would queue up. I have no explanation for this and can’t say exactly how many files fall into either camp. The other problem I had was that I fairly frequently got kicked off the site and had to log in again. Both of these are minor, but still frustrating. (Additionally, I always had to log in through the site I joined even though the network join in page was identical AND the network provided me with a link to sign in through the network. That was frustrating until I figured it out.)
So is this site worth the membership? My answer is a tentative yes. Tentative because there are few updates and much of the older material is low resolution, but on the plus side this is porn you won’t find elsewhere, and it is definitely some of the hardest stuff available. Add in the discounted price and I think this network is worth a look even if only for a one-time membership. |
|
01-03-13 06:34pm
Replies (3)
|
Review
42
|
HD Porn
(1)
85.0
|
| Status: |
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
|
| Pros: |
- 472 scenes
- 215 HD scenes (exclusive)
- 257 SD (non-exclusive)
- Photos and screenshots available
- Pics in zips
- Screenshots not available in hi-res or as zips
- SD scenes have photos only in 683x1024
- Supports download managers
- $4.95 2-day trial
- Bills through DHD |
| Cons: |
- Limited (and inaccurate) navigation
- Many non-exclusive, non-HD scenes |
| Bottom Line: |
This is my second review of this site, the first being about a year ago. The site continues to grow, having added approximately one scene per week for the last year now giving them a total of 472 scenes. That number is a bit misleading since they continue to add some SD video as well. The good news is that in the past year the number of HD scenes has grown a lot faster than the number of SD scenes. If there is a serious drawback, it isn’t the resolution but the fact that the SD scenes (and some of the HD scenes) aren’t exclusive so if you already have a large collection you’re bound to see some repeats.
Navigation is simple, but on a site this size there isn’t any real need for complex navigation. You can sort the exclusive/mostly HD stuff from the non-exclusive SD scenes. The search function is limited too, which may not be bad in a site this size, but it is also inaccurate. I used the ‘category’ function to sort for anal scenes and discovered that a number of them weren’t sorted in to the category search.
Video quality is very good on the HD scenes. The HD scenes are 1280x720 while the SD scenes are in either 720x480 or 640x480 depending on when they were added, the older ones being the lower resolution. This site made me an HD convert last time and there’s been no turning back.
I don’t normally collect photos but I did download a lot from this site. There are photos and screenshots available for most scenes. The photos are available in ‘hi-res’ (683x1024) and ‘ultra-high-res’ (1366x2048) for the HD scenes and just the ‘hi-res’ for the SD scenes. Only the photos (not the screenshots) are available as a zip, and a quirk is that when you download the zip the folder of photos is buried about 10 folders deep. And once you click through all the folders you’ll see that you have both resolutions of photos with only a minor name difference, so you’ll need to do a bit of editing.
The last time I had a membership here I complained that the download speed was slow. I don’t remember what I was getting then, but using Free Download Manager now and a 15MB/s fiberop connection the speeds are much better. I get 2MB/s, but I may have that capped in FDM.
One advantage to this site is that they do offer a 2-day full trial for $4.95 and they do offer the ability to see what they have to offer without a membership, so you can browse the site and may decide that you can get everything you want for the trial membership. And with the biller being DHD you can have confidence that you’ll be able to cancel your membership easily. That makes the site an exceptional value. If you’re new to the site, it might be better to go for the full membership as it does have a lot more to offer than you can get in 2 days.
HD Porn continues to grow and offer some great exclusive HD scenes for a fair monthly price. I’d recommend it for anyone looking for HD video. |
|
06-14-11 08:42am
Replies (2)
|
Review
43
|
HD Porn
(1)
85.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- 417 scenes offered
- 172 scenes are HD and exclusive content
- 245 are regular-definition and not exclusive
- Some A-list stars appear in the exclusive material
- All the models are exceptionally good looking
- Some variety in body types (some large breasts, some perfect… I mean smaller…)
- Some variety in scenes (some lesbian, some solo, some anal)
- Updates every second day
- Good search functions
- Decent download speeds (but could be better - below 1MB/s)
- Photos and screenshots available
- Photos available by zip and singles
- Options available for the HD scenes (HD, 720x405 and 640x360) |
| Cons: |
- Site is a bit small for now, but still offers good value for the monthly fee
- Streaming starts immediately on the scene page – turn your speakers off to avoid alerting those around you
- Download speeds could be improved
- Most models only have one scene on the site, which is a bit of a negative when you find a new girl you like |
| Bottom Line: |
I’m new to the world of HD porn (the material I mean). To be honest, I never really understood what the buzz was about. Watching regular-quality videos on my PC or laptop seemed fine. But then when I took a membership to HD Porn and watched the scenes as I downloaded them I became a convert. The quality difference between HD and regular is hard to believe until you see it. Of course there’s a cost: storage space is used up at a much faster pace.
HD Porn is a well laid-out site that is easy to navigate. Once you’re inside you are immediately presented with a series of search and sorting functions at the top of the page with the recent uploads laid out beneath from newest to older. One the main page there is also an easy way to sort the HD scenes from the regular-def scenes.
One big advantage to HD Porn is that the HD scenes are exclusive content. Apart from being HD, these scenes are well lighted, edited and shot. I don’t know who does the technical work, but they know what they’re doing. This isn’t a guy with a decent HD camera making porn scenes in his mom’s basement in L.A.
Another obvious advantage to the high quality of the sites is the high quality of the women. Several A-list porn stars appear here in the exclusive material, such as Lexi Belle and Bree Olsen. Most of the HD material, though, is with newer girls, some of whom I’ve never heard of, though they are all exceptionally good looking and aren’t shy in front of the camera. (I suspect that most of them are Eastern European, though many of them don’t even appear on IAFD.)
The majority of the scenes on HD Porn are low-def scenes and are non-exclusive. I can’t really fault the site for this since it must be expensive to produce such high-quality material. Having all exclusive HD material probably wouldn’t be feasible at this point – the site would be too small to attract monthly memberships.
One problem with the non-HD scenes is that there is no obvious way to determine where the scene is from until you download it, and then the only way is to hold the mouse pointer over it and the title is listed in the file properties. So if you’re a big collector of DVD porn from sites like Video Box, you may be disappointed to learn that instead of getting a new scene with a favorite star you have a duplicate of one you already have.
One solution to that ‘problem’ is that when you select a scene it opens to a page where the scene starts streaming right away. This is a bit of a bother if you don’t really want to stream the video – I think the streaming option should be there, but not set automatically.
The bottom line is that this is a very good site. The monthly price is good value for 172-and-growing exclusive content HD scenes. The non-exclusive scenes are an added value. The site is easy to navigate and offers choices for downloads and some photos too for those PUers who like those. |
|
06-09-10 03:53pm
Replies (5)
|
Review
44
|
Hog Tied
(1)
98.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Huge collection (approximately 840 scenes)
- Top quality material
- Very innovative
- Excellent customer service
- Excellent value for money*
- Beautiful models
- Models are a good mix of known, unknown and fetish
- Multiple download options
- Photos available (with zips)
- Download speeds are great
- Supports download managers
- Membership gives discounts to other Kink sites
*I know that there are complaints that there is no ‘network’ access. I agree, but fully understand why not. The material is so well done that it must cost a fortune to produce the unique material for so many sites. |
| Cons: |
There really are no cons. This is likely the best (excluding other Kink sites) BDSM site you can find on the internet. And to make it better, it is a great value too. In my opinion, it would a great value at twice the price. |
| Bottom Line: |
As big of a fan of Kink.com sites as I am, I can’t believe that I never took a membership to Hogtied before. This is the site that started the Kink empire way back in 1998. Peter Acworth started this site shooting scenes out of his apartment and eventually progressed through a series of locations until buying the San Francisco Armories a few years back. You can see that transition as the scenes progress.
Even though this was the beginnings of Kink, the business model that they continue to use is already in place: the shoots are very well done, and the videos and photos meet, and probably exceed industry standards. Sure, the 1998 videos aren’t up to 2011 standards, but to expect that is unreasonable. What is noticeable, however, is that there are sites today that barely achieve the technical abilities that Hogtied did in 1998.
Another interesting thing to note in this walk through Kink history is how the seeds of several other Kink sites were sowed here first. Water Bondage obviously has its roots here, and you could easily argue that sites like Device Bondage and Public Disgrace do too. As it is a walk through history, the initial scenes are fairly tame and feature unknown models and use little plot. Eventually the scenes shot at the Armories become BDSM spectacles, many times with a plot too.
An interesting side note is the models. At first, they appear to be largely unknown models, maybe girls dabbling in adult picking up some extra cash. They then go through a phase where some well-known A-list porn stars not normally known for doing fetish work show up. The more recent scenes tend to feature models well known in the fetish world. Models like Amber Rayne, Dana DeArmond and Madison Young.
The premise is simple and hasn’t really changed much – with the exception of some plot-based scenes: the model is tied up and sexually tormented. Sex occurs, but not often. If you want sex in every scene, see another child of this site: Sex and Submission. As simple as the premise is, it works. If you watch a lot of it, it can seem repetitive, but lay off for a while and the innovation becomes apparent again.
Technically, as with all other Kink sites, they are excellent. Videos are offered in multiple formats to suit your wants and capabilities. Photos are available too, with zips on offer. Download speeds are good and managers are supported.
The bottom line is that this is another excellent site from Kink. It is huge, offering well over 800 scenes, many of which are nearly an hour long. The average scene is probably closer to 30 minutes, especially on the newer scenes where the intensity is pretty high. If BDSM is your thing, you owe it to yourself to get a membership here.
One bit of advice: if you’ve not done so before, create an account at Kink. It’s easy and free and you will get email offers for excellent deals. When you’re a member to one site, you get a discount on others. |
|
05-26-11 03:46am
Replies (10)
|
Review
45
|
hotkinkyjo
(1)
79.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Nothing else quite like it
- Pushes the boundaries on extreme insertions
- Very rare male on female anal fisting
- Exclusive material
- Photos and Videos
- Resolutions on even mid-grade videos look great
- Updates regularly |
| Cons: |
- Streaming only
- true HD stutters a lot even with a high-speed connection
- Insertions only – no actual sex
- Expensive for what’s offered |
| Bottom Line: |
First, please let me introduce you to an 800lb. gorilla in the room because readers will definitely notice it: yes, this is an EXTREME site. It isn’t for everyone. Heck, I’m pretty sure that a lot of it isn’t even for me, and I’m a fan of extreme anal stuff. So, readers, please remember that even if you don’t like this niche, I’m wearing my reviewer’s hat as much as my pervert’s hat, so please keep the comments civil.
The other 800lb. gorilla in the room is the fact that the site offers no downloads at all. That goes for photos and videos. The site explains and justifies that by noting the risk of piracy if we, people who actively support pay sites, are allowed to keep what we see. I have no doubt that piracy is probably the biggest problem in the online porn industry today and I’m sure it hurts small sites like this much more than big sites, but I am not convinced that penalizing supportive paying customers is the solution. I really hope that the site re-thinks this policy.
Hot Kinky Jo is an attractive Russian model who speaks good English and appears to be in her mid-20s. She’s petite and has looks more common in mainstream porn rather than the often rough, hard look of a model who pushes the limits in extreme fetish porn. According to an interview she gave to Jay Sin in Anal Acrobats she got her start doing webcam work and discovered she has a particular ‘talent’ for being able to insert large objects into her ass. I’m not sure if there is such a title, but if there is then Jo deserves to be labeled the Queen of Extreme Anal Insertions. In fact, I suspect that if the title comes with a crown then she could easily insert that into her bum.
The videos all feature some sort of extreme anal play. There are solo scenes where Jo anally fists herself, scenes where she uses huge dildos in her ass, including one where she takes more of a horse-dick dildo than would seem possible. There are scenes where she is with one or more women where there is more extreme insertion and usually female on female anal fisting. There are even a few scenes with male on female anal fisting. I’m not aware of any other site that offers this. In several scenes Jo actually takes more than one fist in her: three go in during one scene. I warned you that this was extreme stuff. One thing you will not see is actual anal sex, but that isn’t the theme here anyway.
One niche that the site promotes is prolapse or “rosebud” porn. I am most definitely NOT a fan of this and I know this sounds weird, but I have no stomach for prolapse stuff in the middle of a fisting video.
The site is very small, which is likely because it’s so new. There are only 17 videos and 15 photo shoots available as of this writing. To make matters worse, the videos are short, all coming in at just under eight minutes long. But I’m guessing that if you’re having your ass fisted, eight minutes could seem like an eternity…
The photo sets all have 100+ photos. Many of the photos shoots appear to be shot at the same time as the videos.
The site, which only began last month, currently updates every two or three days. Video updates seem more frequent than photo updates.
I can’t give full specs on the videos or photos because I don’t know how to do that for streams. The videos are offered in three resolutions, low (1.5MB/s), medium (5)MB/s) and HD (10MB/s). I have a 60MB/s fibre op connection and I found the HD stuff unwatchable due to stuttering and long and frequent buffering delays. But when the HD stuff played, it did look good. The medium looks excellent too and didn’t suffer the same problems. The photos also offer three resolutions. Both videos and pictures open into a viewer on the page. I really can’t give much more technical detail because I don’t normally use streaming.
Not that this is relevant, but this site is the first I’ve noticed that uses the new “xxx” top-level domain. Until I noticed that I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t find the site by simply googling “hotkinkyjo.”
I’ll usually base a recommendation on value. And for me, cost is only one factor in deciding on value. Given the uniqueness of this site I’d normally be willing to say it provides decent value even though it costs $30 per month and only has a small amount of material. But – and this is only my opinion – the lack of downloads means I just can’t recommend this. Until they offer downloads I won’t be back and I’d only recommend the site to someone who really likes this niche and understands that it is streaming only. |
|
07-23-12 05:49pm
Replies (4)
|
Review
46
|
Hush Pass
(1)
55.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Site updates by adding one scene every three or four days
- Offers streaming and (some) downloads
- Pictures offered |
| Cons: |
- All videos, even new ones, are broken down into clips
- Slow download speeds
- Older videos would have been low resolution even when they were filmed
- Navigation is strange
- Not all scenes can be downloaded, just streamed
- Website design is poor
- No search function
- No independent biller |
| Bottom Line: |
I realize that I can be correctly chastised by the members here for joining a site that is almost universally panned by reviewers. And the only review that graded the site fairly high was short on detail and long on subjectivity. But given that I’m on a public nudity kick lately and this network has a public nudity site I figured that it couldn’t be THAT bad. This network might just be the worst I’ve ever joined.
The network is a collection of 20 unrelated sites that cover most of the usual porn niches with some emphasis on interracial scenes. Apart from the public nudity site I was also looking for access to several sites that feature ‘parties’ like Frat House Fuck Fest and Bachelor Party Fuck Fest. The odd thing about the site is that at first glance it looks fairly well designed. It looks like many other decent networks, but when you start actually using the site you soon realize that there are serious design flaws.
Some readers may question this approach, but I will admit that I’m reviewing this site after downloading and viewing very little of what’s available. I’d normally download and view a lot of scenes from a site before giving an opinion of it, but in this case while there are definitely scenes I’d like to see it isn’t worth the time or hard drive space to have them. All of the videos on the site are available only as clips. Even the newest videos don’t offer a full video option. I can understand why this was done in 2002, but in 2012 it is a very rare person who’s internet speed dictates getting clips. To make matters worse, while the specs on the newest scenes seem reasonable, the videos actually look blocky and pixilated. Add to that that the cameraman can’t hold the camera steady and that movement causes the pixilation to seem worse. The videos are difficult to watch. The newest videos come only as WMVs and are 720x480 at 1700kb/s and 30fps. I don’t understand how all the tech stuff is inter-related, but subjectively these videos look terrible.
For older videos things are worse. I joined specifically to get access to Butt Naked in the Streets and was sorely disappointed in that. It’s rare to have a public nudity site featuring well-known American porn models in an American city so I had high hopes. Unfortunately the older videos come in at just 320x240 at 330kb/s and only 8fps. I’m confident in saying that when these were uploaded several years ago they weren’t even close to being up to industry standards then, so in 2012 they look truly awful.
Download speeds are also well below what I’m used to with modern sites. I don’t know if the older files are on a different server, but the older files I downloaded came in at speeds I haven’t had to endure in years. The average speed I got was about 130kb/s. That’s KILOBYTES! I saw speeds drift down to double digits frequently. Things were a little better with the newer files, with the average speed around 3MB/s. That’s about half the speed I’m used to with other sites.
I’m not sure why, but many of the scenes can’t be downloaded, they can only be streamed.
There doesn’t appear to be any kind of search function at all. No tags either, so you just have to sort through the individual sites.
The network does update with one scene being added every three days.
The site has no independent biller. I cancelled my membership just hours after joining. Cancelling seemed easy and I got a confirmation email but I’ll be watching for additional billing in the future since one commenter had a problem.
The site navigation is strange and difficult to use. Selecting a site on the network brings up a window within your browser. Not a new window or a tab, but this ‘floating’ thing that is superimposed over the main page. You need to scroll through it but its too easy to accidently scroll on the main page which then moves the floating widow out of your view. And too frequently I clicked my browser’s ‘back’ button instead of closing the floating window, thereby kicking myself back to the login screen. This method seems to be an attempt to be innovative but it doesn’t work and just seems gimmicky.
Thanks to TBP and PU I rarely get burned in a membership and had I trusted the members here more I’d have avoided this disaster. I’ve been on a public nudity kick recently and having access to the public nudity site seemed to justify the risk but it didn’t pay off. The best I can hope for now is that someone may read this and the other reviews and avoid this network. The porn here is actually pretty good, but it is so poorly shot and accessing it is so difficult that it doesn’t make a membership worthwhile. I am definitely NOT recommending this network. The disappointing thing is that the themes on many of the sites are pretty good. The guys who hire the talent and think up the themes should fire the cameraman, editor and webmaster and start over. |
|
09-16-12 05:57pm
Replies (4)
|
Review
47
|
Hustler Mega Pass
(1)
82.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Large Network (access to 18 sites)
- Variation in site themes
- Supports download managers
- No obvious time-outs
- Site updates daily (one scene per day)
- Great price, great value |
| Cons: |
- Search function is limited
- Streaming starts automatically when scene page loads |
| Bottom Line: |
Hustler Mega Pass really isn’t a network in the true sense of the word as applied to online porn. I define a network as a collection of unique sites available through one umbrella site and that isn’t the reality here. Here there are 1500+ DVDs that are categorized into any of several possible niches. What I mean is that if there was a DVD titled “Anal Teens and Big Dicks” (that’s trademarked, BTW, for when I retire and start a porn company…) the DVD would appear on the anal-themed ‘site’ and on the big-dick-themed ‘site.’ That isn’t necessarily bad, but Hustler makes it worse by putting different scenes on each site. If, for example, one of the anal teens sported big breasts, that scene might only be available on the big breast ‘site.’ It appears, but haven’t confirmed it, that the complete DVDs may be available on the main Hustler site. The problem with that is that on DVD pages there are no tags so you have to open each scene to see any tags.
The ‘sites’ here are fairly standard, and I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. There are the sites that cater to those who like legal teens, amateurs, MILFs, Black women, classics, anal sex, transsexuals and even a site that showcases Hustler’s parodies. There is something for most preferences.
I realize that MiztaBlu recently did a review of the same network and found a lot wrong with it. I agree with some of those concerns, but I also have to add I didn’t experience the problems that he did. For example, I didn’t find audio or video playback problems. So far the videos are working fine for me. I’ve been a member here before and those older videos still work fine for me too.
One warning: all sites here follow a new trend. When you click on a scene it starts to stream right away. That’s bad enough, but what bugs me is that it continues to load even if you stop or pause the scene. To me, this seems like an enormous waste of bandwidth unless someone really wants streaming. And if someone really wants streaming just let them click a button to start that.
The network does seem to promote streaming since all the many streaming options are readily available while the download options must be selected through a pull-down menu. Streaming options are for MP4, FLV and WMV. You can also choose the quality of the stream. I prefer downloads so really can’t give any opinion on the streams except to say that they shouldn’t start automatically.
The sites are all well laid out and are easy to navigate. They’re divided by scene (labeled by performer) and also listed by DVD. Clicking a scene opens to the streaming and download options, and clicking on the DVD opens to large thumbnails of the scenes in the DVD. In an earlier review of VCA XXX, which is part of this network, I noted that a lot of the scenes are mislabeled or not labeled at all, and in some cases the thumbnails are wrong. That seems to be a problem exclusive to VCA XXX because the problem doesn’t exist on the other sites.
Downloads are available in a variety of formats and resolutions. The most commonly available format is WMV though most scenes are also available as MP4s. Resolutions vary, but HD isn’t available on many scenes. In this area, Hustler is really lacking. I download WMVs and I suspect the highest available resolution depends on when the scene was uploaded. Resolutions range from 320x240 at 1200kp/s, through 720x480 at 1300kb/s to 864x480 at 2100kb/s and finally through to 1280x720 at 3100kb/s. By far, the most commonly available are the 720x480. That’s fairly low by today’s standards, but subjectively they look good.
On the plus side, the network offers DRM-free access to a lot of good Hustler material. There are a lot of options for streaming and downloading and the video quality, while not the best available, is still pretty good.
On the downside, the site would be better organized if they just had one Hustler site with good tags that could be searched. The name Hustler has a lot of brand recognition among porn buyers so just offering 1500+ Hustler DVDs should be enough to entice anyone to join. Other minor negatives are the weak search function. Searching “anal” for example, brings up anal scenes but not DVDs. That may sound fussy, but I prefer to associate scenes with DVDs and this site can make that difficult.
The bottom line is that the good definitely outweighs the bad – and by a wide margin. Hustler makes some excellent porn and this site gives access to a lot of it. It could be better, and with a large catalogue I wish they offered more, but it is a good site offering good value and I’d definitely recommend it. |
|
05-10-12 04:21pm
Replies (4)
|
Review
48
|
Infernal Restraints
(1)
85.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- 290 scenes
- Updates weekly with the addition of one scene
- Innovative BDSM ‘tools’
- Good mix of mainstream and fetish models
- Supports download managers
- Fast download speeds
- Photos available |
| Cons: |
- Very expensive
- ‘Captcha’ on signup can be annoying
- Need more file resolution options |
| Bottom Line: |
This site is definitely NOT for the faint-hearted for three reasons: first, this is probably among the most intense BDSM sites available today, second, the price has to make it one of the most expensive porn memberships today, and third, some of the newest scenes come in at over 3GB in size.
If you like BDSM and are familiar with the Kink.com sites, then think of this as a mashup of Device Bondage and Sex and Submission with the ‘nasty’ factor turned up. The site uses a lot of innovative bondage tools and devices, many of which appear to be made rather than bought. Each scene is between 30 minutes and an hour long and has several ‘chapters’ where the bondage is changed. (Like other BDSM sites, the scenes also include an interview where the model makes it clear that she consents and can stop the scene.) Most of the scenes occur indoors in a dungeon setting, though there are also some scenes shot outdoors. Production values are very good. Many, but still a minority of the scenes, feature some kind of sex act, either oral or vaginal. There is some anal play, but I’ve yet to find a scene with anal intercourse. Since the site is about BDSM I accept that the sex is secondary.
The site has a mix of mainstream models who dabble in fetish stuff (Sasha Knox and Hailey Young, for example) and models who specialize in fetish scenes (Wenona, for example). The models are all under 25, most are petite and with very few exceptions all are Caucasian. One good sign as to how the site treats the models is that there are several who make repeat visits to get abused.
The site currently has 290 scenes available with one new scene being added weekly. As should be expected, the oldest scenes (uploaded in 2006) don’t have the same video quality as the newer scenes. Most scenes have download options for resolution and a few offer different file types too. The most common file type is mp4 though a lot of the older files that say they’re mp4 come in as .rm. The newest uploads have two options for resolutions. I went with the highest which is 1280x720, 7500kb/s and 23fps. An issue that many may have is the file size, which with some of the newer uploads can exceed 3GB. That’s a lot of data if your ISP imposes a limit. The lower resolution is intended for mobile devices and comes in at 480x270, 1400kb/s and 23fps. The obvious problem with this is that there is a wide chasm between the two sizes that really should be bridged with a third option.
Photos are also available as zips but not as singles. New photos are 1200x785 while the older ones are obviously smaller.
Site layout is simple but effective. It looks and functions a lot like a Kink.com site if you’re familiar with them. You can either have a ‘full’ or ‘brief’ view of the scenes on the page and selecting a scene opens a page where you can stream or download the scene and download the photos. There is also a fairly detailed description of each scene which is useful.
The site allows download managers and doesn’t appear to have any download limits. Download speeds were good.
Logging in requires the username and password be entered each time as well as a two-word captcha. I found one of those ‘words’ was always easy to read, but the second was much more difficult and often caused me to fail to enter it properly. When that happens you go back for a second try but you need to enter your username and password again.
The 800lb gorilla in the room is whether the site is worth the $65 price. Part of me says that it is because the production costs here have to be much higher than a more usual hardcore site. With the more mainstream site you hire a woman and a man and pull out an old leather couch and you can make a porno. No so here. I’m guessing that the models here get paid a premium to do this work and the bondage equipment can't be cheap to buy or make. So in that sense, it might be worth the exceptionally high price. Arguing against the high price is that other BDSM sites must have similar costs and can manage a more reasonable price. Sites like Kink probably have better economies of scale, but this site can’t justify a price that’s double what the competitors are charging. Also, this site has some ‘sister’ sites (Sexually Broken, for example) which appear to use many of the same models, sets and equipment but charge less than half what this site charges.
I know this is a personal thing for me that others don’t share, and I didn’t include this as a con or include it in the score, but I really wish fetish sites put up more behind-the-scenes videos. With so many of the bondage setups used on this site being innovative I’d like to see some of the technical bits of getting the model into them.
If you’re into BDSM that pushes the limits and can justify spending the money, this is site that is worth a visit. With the price as high as it is though, this won’t be a site that I join once in a while to get updates. |
|
05-12-13 02:14pm
Replies (0)
|
Review
49
|
Innocent High
(1)
89.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- Part of a large teen-themed network
- Close to 350 videos now uploaded
- Updates regularly but not on any obvious schedule
- Site now offers HD in mp4 format
- Bills through Epoch
- Supports download managers
- Many new models just starting out in the adult business |
| Cons: |
- Slower download speeds than with similar networks
- The same male talent appears too often
- Not much anal |
| Bottom Line: |
I’m a huge fan of teen-themed sites with the young models (18-20ish) playing schoolgirls. I suspect that this is a common fetish for a lot of men. While this is a niche that is served fairly well, I’d never say no to a well-done site, and this is a pretty decent site.
This is the second time I’ve been a member here and was enticed to join when the network (Team Skeet) offered a special discount on top of the discount they already offer us. I liked the site the first time I was a member there and they’ve made some improvements that made it worth a revisit.
As I noted last time, the theme is schoolgirls and the setting is almost always a classroom. This obviously limits the kinds of scene setups that are available which can make the scenes a bit repetitive. There are only so many scenarios that can be done within these limits and they’ve done them all frequently. The good news, however, is that even though the scene set-ups can be repetitive the model’s appearance and ‘skills’ keep the scenes interesting. The site books some of the freshest new faces in porn so it is worth a membership just to see the latest crop of models.
The site is quite large offering just shy of 350 scenes. It continues to update but the update schedule is fairly irregular. There is at least one update per month though there are many months with three or four updates. Keep in mind that this site is part of a network so the other sites are updating too.
The biggest change that happened since I was last a member here 18 months ago is a significant improvement in video quality. When I was last a member here the only file format was WMV and while they advertised the scenes as being available in HD their definition of HD was pretty loose. Starting in October 2011 the site made a big move forward by offering true HD in mp4 format. A decent resolution WMV is still available but the scenes are now also offered in mp4 SD, 720p HD and 1080p HD. In the interests of balancing video quality with hard drive space I opted for the 720p. Those come in at 1280x720 at a 2400kb/s bitrate and 30fps. Subjectively they look great and I can safely assume that the 1080p would look even better.
The negatives to this site are pretty minor, and some of them are also admittedly subjective. The one objective problem is that download speeds still tend to be lower than I expect at a quality site like this. I’m used to seeing near 7MB/s with Internet Download Manager and most of the time here I was getting no more than 4MB/s. (As an aside, TBP’s review notes that there may be a download limit and that there may be issues with download managers. I had no problems. The site’s TOS does say that they ‘may’ impose a limit but I purposely went looking to see if I’d get shut out and I called it quits at 30+GB in one day and had no limit imposed. Also, I had no issues using a download manager and the links didn’t time out.)
The other negatives are, admittedly, subjective. The site uses the same male talent in a lot of their scenes and I find that makes the scenes even more repetitive. I think of the male talent in a straight porn scene as furniture, but I do wish these guys would change the furniture more frequently. The last (subjective) negative is that on a site with almost 350 scenes there are only three anal scenes. I realize that this is likely a reflection of the newness of many of the models, but guys, give the members some variety!
The last time I reviewed this site I found it to be a great value because of the combination of some great teen-themed porn and a TBP discount. With more scenes available and being added regularly this site continues to be a great value and if this is your kind of porn then I’d highly recommend joining. (And if you act soon the extra discount may still be available.) |
|
12-10-12 04:10am
Replies (5)
|
Review
50
|
Innocent High
(1)
89.0
|
| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
|
| Pros: |
- TBP Discount ($17.95)
- 291 Scenes (approx 30 mins each)
- Appears to be all or mostly exclusive content on this site
- Videos available in multiple ways
- Pictures and screenshots available
- Bills through CCBill
- Good mix of well known and lesser known models
- Supports download managers (I use Free Download Manager and it works fine)
- Part of a network (8 sites in total) |
| Cons: |
- Definition of HD is pretty flexible
- Download speeds below average
- Updates aren’t dated
- Hello??? Have the directors never heard of anal sex? |
| Bottom Line: |
Innocent High is a site within a network that features young, though fully legal, models in various school-oriented scenes. All the standard clichés are here, the most common being teacher and student, or principal and student. I could complain that these are repetitive and overused, but I couldn’t come up with anything better. Regardless of the setup, the goal is the same in all the scenes: show off the youthful model in a well-lit, well-shot scene with good camera work and editing. If all porn sites did those basics this well the porn world would be a better place.
As for the models, there is a great mix of well known models like Aubrey Addams (looking mind-numbingly beautiful in her pre-surgery days), Ashli Orion and Eden Adams. There are plenty of less recognizable models too, though they are all young and very good looking. Most are petite and small-breasted, though there are lots who are better endowed too.
There are 291 scenes now on the site with 171 of these advertised as being HD. The problem with that claim is that the site’s definition of HD has varied a bit over time. Some are 1280x720 at 4500kbps while others are 960x540 at 1800kbps. They all look good on a monitor though I haven’t tried them on a TV yet. The site offers more options to view the videos than I’ve seen elsewhere, so there will be something for all tastes and connections. Streaming is available in various resolutions, though I can’t say anything more than it looks good. Downloads are available in different ways and resolutions. Your download options are to download the full video, download a ‘best of’ clip, download it in 3 segments or in 1-minute segments, or the trailer. Nobody can complain that they can’t get the scene how they want it. For downloads, the ‘full’ offers the most choices with WMV (in up to three resolutions), Quicktime, Mpg and IPod. “HD” is as listed above and the next lower resolutions come in at 640x480 or 640x360. I assume this depends on when the scene was shot and added. I can’t give a clear picture on when the uploads were because they aren’t dated. Also for that reason I can’t give an indication of the update schedule, though it certainly looks like it is updating.
Pictures are also available, as are screenshots. The pics are available as zips and come in at 1050x700. They look good, but obviously not hi-res.
There are no big negatives to this site. If I had to pick on one I’d point out that the download speeds are lower than I’ve seen at other big sites. Using Free Download Manager I get 1100KB/s, which is 700+ lower than with most sites. Also, TBP has a warning about download managers. They don’t specify what the issue is, but I had no problems.
This site has the quality and quantity to make the TBP discounted price an excellent value – even without being part of a network. Couple it with the 7 other sites in the Team Skeet network and it becomes even better. |
|
06-18-11 12:21pm
Replies (2)
|
Home - Sites - Users - Reviews - Comments - Categories
- Forum
Contact Us - Announcements - FAQ's - Terms & Rules - Porn Review - Webmasters
 |
Protecting Minors
We are strong supporters of RTA and ICRA, two of the most recognized self labeling organizations. Our site is properly labeled to assist in the protection of minors accessing inappopriate content. For information about filtering tools, check this site.
|
DISCLAIMER: ALL MODELS APPEARING ON THIS WEBSITE ARE 18 YEARS OR OLDER.
To report child pornography, go directly to ASACP! We're proud to be a corporate sponsor.
Have concerns or questions about porn addiction? We recommend this helpful resource.
Copyright © 2007 Ranks.com, Inc. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved.
Loaded in 0.91 seconds.
|
|
