+ Tons of videos, nice mix of sites.
+ Navigate by date, site, or model index.
+ Full-movie files, Flash on new vids.
+ Good update info on every episode.
- Average quality WMV downloads.
- Could us addt'l navigation aids.
- No file size/length specs provided.
User Reviews (4)
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Was a member approx. 3 months prior to this review.
Pros:
+ Some AWESOME content
+ Downloadable videos with no DRM
+ Variety of niches, all of which have good content
Cons:
- Video quality is BAD
- There is a download quota, which does not seem to be documented (correct me if i'm wrong)
- All videos have the same file name (video500.wmv or something equally useless)
- WMV only
- No zipped downloads for photos
Bottom Line:
This site really does have some great content, with tons of hot girls. I'm VERY picky (though maybe in ways that don't make sense to anyone else!) so of course as with any site there are still relatively few episodes I like, but the ratio is MUCH higher than most comparable sites. Tragically, the video quality straight up sucks. It hasn't changed in quite some time. It used to be tolerable, when monitors were smaller and their competitors' video quality was comparable. But on my 22" flat screen, these videos are just not very enjoyable. Watch a clip from New Sensations, or 18Eighteen, or any of the "HD" sites, then switch to a video from one of the sites in this network. Then be sad.
I have joined and canceled this site many times. I keep hoping they'll up their video quality to keep up with the times, but it's just not happening. I have so many videos from this site on my hard drive because I love them, but I never watch them because the quality just sucks. And time after time, I re-join the site with fingers crossed, only to be frustrated and remember why I always cancel my membership. It doesn't help that all they offer is WMV, but this is pretty standard. I'm not sure why - last time I was on a PC, MPG files worked just fine - WMV on the Mac is kind of crappy and requires third-party components. I guess I'll never understand the decision so many content providers make to go with the proprietary format over the many standard formats that work everywhere. But it's not a deal-breaker, just annoying.
What is a deal-breaker is the combination of low quality video and a download limit. I understand the need to save costs on bandwidth, but the simple fact (for me anyway) is that it's not worth it to download a limited amount of badly compressed, low resolution video, no matter how great the content is. Until these issues are resolved, I have to say "tragically not worth it."
Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
Pros:
+Exclusive movies have "Save as" download links, an improvement over the past (these showed up about a year ago or so), however you have to be under-quota to get the download.
+Many networked sites, all hosted on the AllRealityPass domain, no extra logins required
+Network browse page showing all network updates
+Page which shows when the networked pages were last updated
+Exclusive videos contain the PROPER name of actresses involved
+Site releases both exclusive and non-exclusive content, and they are separate from one another (besides the fact that the exclusive videos' preview images have a yellow star on it)
+Videos accompanied by both screencaps and HQ images
+Videos are either downloadable (480x360) or streamed. Stream available in WMPlayer (480x360, 320x240 or 240x180) or Flash (640x480)
+You can rate updates on 5pt scale
+Continuous addition of new themed network sites (Ice Cream Bang Bang is new)
+Good update schedule (see bottom line)
Cons:
-Download quota. When you pass it you are only allowed to stream movies.
-Image galleries not downloadable as ZIPs
-No site search!
-All videos use a generic name: "video500.wmv". Make sure you don't overwrite your previous downloads!
-No bonus material. There are inks to AEBN, and Cams, but they are just affiliate links
-Flash streams are not fluid
-I think their number of videos is wrong (see bottom line)
-A little pricey - $30/mo
-I realize that I should not give much space for negatives associated with non-exclusive videos but they are are added like they are exclusive ones so...
--no information is given as to their source (they are from real DVDs and should give indication of such)
--videos are not offered with a download link, only a WMPlayer stream. So you are forced to use a stream-downloading download manager to download them.
--around 25% of the non-exclusive videos are not named with the actress name rather being something like "slutty teen" or something similar.
Overall, ARP is a good site. The price might be an issue, but it falls into that category of sites where you just pay for membership a few times every year. They never remove content, new content is added a regular rate, and the site has shown a bit of devotion to updating (they never used to offer download links, even for the exclusive videos). There are negatives, but I don't consider them big detractors, except for the download quota. I have not figured out what the quota is, and probably never will - I don't feel like killing the site and mass downloading to determine the quota - but even after you pass the quota you are still able to stream movies, and the stream is the same exact file as the downloadable one, just you have to do a few extra steps to get the link (steps of which most people are aware).
Since I am not a gallery man, I'm not going to kill them on not offering galleries as downloadable ZIP's, although this will be a deal breaker for many.
The site search is a major negative, though. There are too many videos, and they rehire girls to do videos on more than one of the network sites, or "bonus sites" as they are called (although they are all hosted on the ARP domain). So you are rather likely to miss a video or two when browsing their archives, ones which would otherwise be found if there was a site search.
The update schedule as mentioned is good. I looked over their archives and here is the break down, for both exclusive and non-exclusive (exclusive is the first number):
2004 - 0 / 488 [520]
2005 - 0 / 406
2006 - 458 [575] / 323
2007 - 503 / 297
2008 - 436 / 190
2009 - 13 [297] / 5 [114]
(exclusive videos started 3/16/06, non-exclusive on 1/24/04)
The number in brackets is the projected number of videos assuming a constant rate for a FULL year. So, yes there is a healthy number of videos being added every year, but if you look at those numbers you see an obvious trend: the total number of videos being added, both exclusive and non-exclusive, is going down. I can understand the drop in the exclusive - bad economic times which is hurting the porn industry as well, so they aren't hiring as many girls - but there is no reason for the non-exclusive to go down since they are coming straight from DVD's you find on VideoBox. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for 2009, since we are only 16 days in and the projection are based on those first 16 days, but we shall see in 12 months where they are based on my projections.
And, if you add up those numbers you get 1410 exclusive and 1709 non-exclusive. Good numbers, yes, but they differ from the numbers they quote on the site: 2115 exclusive and 1751 non-exclusive. I guess I can understand a minor addition problem with the non-exclusive (difference of 42), but jesus, 705 off with the exclusive. Are they hiding something from users??? Yikes.
Major ratings docks:
-no site search
-stupid download quota
-no zip'ed galleries
-decreasing additions
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
- Lots of Content
- Some very hot sites
- Good Variety of girls
Cons:
-Poor quality video (no HD or DVD quality)
-Not enough updates
-Spam Central
Bottom Line:
This network has some good scenes, but there are a lot of sites and only 1 update per day for the entire network. So if you really like 2 or 3 sites, you might only get a couple of updates per month for those sites. The video quailty is very 2003, although they seem to have removed the DRM.
One thing to note is DO NOT use a real email (create a bogus one in yahoo to get your receipt), as the spam will start coming soon after signing up. I'd give them a higher rating but I hate spammers. As if paying for this low-quality stuff isn't enough that they have to sell your information also.
This site is the old in-out; watch what you like and cancel.
*Newbie reviews and ratings don't count toward a site's overall score/rank until the user reaches the Rookie status level (5 points). This rule is needed to help prevent fake (or heavily biased) profiles and reviews.
User Comments (3)
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This network seems to be undergoing a major update right now. Some of the older content which was DRM'd is reappearing without DRM, and the quality is amazing. Some older content is also now just straight up missing. I assume (hope) that it will be brought back in the new formats eventually.
HOWEVER. Download speeds are a COMPLETE JOKE these days. My average is about 80-90 kbps. Right now it's at 11.4. No joke, and that's not a misplaced decimal point - ELEVEN POINT FOUR. For comparison, downloads from another paysite are at 450 as I type this. The estimated time to finish downloading the newest episode of Contortionist (one of the newer sites on the network) is... oh, haha now it's down to 7.6 kbps and estimated at 31 hours.
Frankly, I should be getting a refund.
Oh, also... The new Flash player sucks. You can't scrub through the content until it has loaded. In light of the download speeds, that basically renders the player unusable.
I'm excited to see the content being brought up to date, but with these download speeds I have to call this a DO NOT BUY. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt due to the transition. But if it continues much longer I think it will warrant editing my review and dropping their score.
As others have said, and I feel needs to be reiterated, they have a ridiculous daily download limit that bans you from downloading for 24 hours, after a certain point. On top of that, the support is horrible. I basically tried using their live support... and twice, they just didn't answer for long extended periods, then Disconnected me. When I tried inquiring about the daily download crap and why I wasn't informed of this, before I joined their website, they claimed I should go to see the T&C. When I did so, and told them it was NOT listed anywhere within the T&C, they disconnected the chat service. I tried again, and they would only claim it's company policy. Company policy should be stated to the customer before they join, CLEARLY, otherwise, they are lying to the customers. Do yourself a favor and don't join this site until they catch a clue and get rid of this ridiculous hidden "company policy".
The All Reality Pass network of sites now incorporates a DAILY DOWNLOAD LIMIT!
Yep, after not too many downloads, you get a message stating "Daily Download limit Reached. You have exceed your video download limit. More downloads are available in twenty-four hours."
The network of sites and videos are good, but I would recommend spending your money elseware, as this bandwidth-saving practice is just unacceptable.
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