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Was a member approx. 6 months prior to this review.
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+ Alot of models, most are extremely hot 9's-10's
+ Among the best solo video content on the web
+ Huge amount of content
+ No DRM
+ High quality images and videos
+ Easy to navigate, alphabetical model index is well organized
+ Only $18 until October 1 |
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- Too many confusing categories: Dreamgirls, Dreamheat, Creamgirls, Raw Heat, Girlz-on-Girlz, Toi Story, Seasonal Spotlight, ????
- Photo sets tend to be split across categories
- Different mixes of the same video: a very softcore version as well as an "Extreme" version
- Some women look bored or overly posed in the photo sets
- Alot of makeup and airbrushing |
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Stephen Hicks has set many standards for photography, and this site illustrates the reasons why. Extremely beautiful, almost surrealistic women perform for your enjoyment. I won't belabor this point, if you haven't checked the site out and you're a glamour or solo model fan, then this site is a must see, for at least 1 month.
Also old news is that this site has dropped the DRM, which is a huge improvement.
Where the site falls apart in a bad way is with the categories and the division of content. The category names I listed above are real (believe it or not) and it is difficult to tell which is which. Perhaps these are just artifacts of when the site was split into an "extreme" section that used to cost extra, and the "normal" (read: softcore) section. What makes no sense at all is with all of the closeups of lubed up women, many of which you can find in the "normal" section, I do not understand why similar content is split off into "extreme" - which often just has more closeups or more "spread-eagle" shots. Don't get me wrong, the photos are hot, but the split up of photo sets and videos into the different confusing categories gets tiresome fast.
However, if you're willing to put up with the categories, and stick to the model index, you can find some excellent content, you just have to piece together the photo sets on your own. Also, the "extreme" solo videos are among the best I've seen.
Bottom line: Very hot solo models, tedious categories.
UPDATE: No major changes to my comments, but a score increase from 84 to 88, and also for continuing to offer the $18/month deal. Compared with other glamour sites, this is one of the best, in spite of the crazy categories. |
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Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
*Excellent model selection, past and present.
*Very artistic design.
*One of the easiest sites to navigate.
*Has a good model index and the ability to rate/track favorites.
*Many sets/videos have a blurb by the photographer about the girl and the set. The comments by J. Stephen Hicks were especially interesting (since he's been in the biz so long). |
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*Artificially divided into too many sections (Covergirl, Dream Girl, etc.). It would have been sufficient to have either softcore and hardcore as the sections or softcore, toy play, and hardcore.
*Download threads and speeds limited.
*Daily maximum download.
*Frequent name collisions, i.e., different sets or videos would have the same file name when downloaded.
*All models seem to be rated at 9.3 or so.
*Not quite as much hardcore as I wanted. |
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This was a fun site to have a membership for a month. I was able to look through the model index, place those I liked in my favorites list, and download their sets and videos fairly easily. The trouble was that the amount you can download in a day is limited, as is the number of simultaneous downloads. Download speeds seem to degrade the larger the file. Many videos would have the same filename when saved, making it difficult to make sure that I had downloaded all the videos for a model.
The models themselves are gorgeous and the photos and videos done well. I found my enjoyment of the site to have suffered because of the poor downloading experience. |
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Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
*A lot of models - known and unknown (to me). You'll easily find your favorites and be introduced to new favorites.
*High-Quality Photography - primary focus of the site. Somewhere between Playboy and Penthouse on how "raunchy" they get with most of it. Image quality is way better than Playboy Cyber Club on all counts.
*A lot of the models are really gorgeous.
*Can save images individually or download sets.
*Variety of videos types/themes (Playboy style Pan&Scan, Interviews, Masturbation, Toys, Girl-Girl)
*Retro! Some of the photographers have been doing this for quite some time so there are shots of some models from the past during their prime. I've not found a site that has a back catalog like this.
*Some really great masturbation scenes. Brea Bennett, Cody Milo, and Carli Banks are favorites.
*No DRM
*They offer a few download options for the videos depending on your bandwidth and codec preference on many videos.
*Plenty to see and regularly updated. |
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*I believe they were transitioning to a new site design which may be in place now, but at the time it made for some challenging navigation and some really dated designs.
*Videos cover the same time spectrum that the images do - so it can be hit or miss with the quality.
*Videos are very Playboy-esque - the female body is a temple to be worshiped kind of thing. Music in all of them; wipes, fades and transitions. Too much "art" for my tastes.
*Video Themes are kinda gimmicky and lead to some duplicates. A video called "X" can actually be a 5 minute segment of a longer video called "Y". You learn the patterns.
*Audio, specifically on the masturbation videos, would switch channels on me depending on where the model was in respect to the camera (left only, right only, left & right) Totally could be an issue rooted in my PC - I couldn't track it down, though. |
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It's from the J. Stephen Hicks Studios, so this is nude photography-centric. At one time that would have been right up my alley, but I've aged to the point where "pictures of naked girls," sadly, just doesn't do for me what it used to. I do admire the skill of these photographers, though. These are fantastic images. My primary reason for joining this site was because I knew they had an "extreme" section where some of these gorgeous ladies would be doing a lot more naughty things on video.
I've found that photography-centric sites all seem to have the same approach to videography. They put in so much "artsy" stuff that it ruins it for me. I can really do without a music track. I'm also not a fan of the pan&scan her body and intersect the transitions with a lot of Star Wars style wipes, fades, and zooms. I'm probably hard to please in these regards.
If photography is an interest for you (Playboy, Mystique, Penthouse) - this is more than worth your time and money even for an extended subscription. There is a lot to look at and appreciate.
The videos are worth a month, but even the ones I saved to my hard drive ended up getting deleted rather quickly. Even with a poor connection like mine - I was done & canceled well before my subscription was due to renew. I'm clearly in a video phase. |
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Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
Incredible Quality
Simple Easy Menu
Often Update
HUGE, amount of pic/ vids
The quality is the best out here. |
| Cons: |
The site downloads were average speed.
The price is average |
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If you like other quality sites like Twisties and others you will love this site.
The quality alone will blow you away.
I was amazed at the detail and quality.
This is a must membership.
Sadly I didn't hear about this site, until recently but I would put as the top 10 sites on the INTERNET.
There is a great variety, even a tad hard thrown in for the liking.
If you like quality HD pics and vids then come her, you have no idea what your missing this is a hidden treasure.
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NEW FOLLOW UP . I did this last review 7 months ago I was new member at the time and reviewed it before spending more time on the site the quality impressed me so I went with that and thats where I made the error. so here goes.
Digital Desire is a good site, I still stand by the fact the pic quality is very good. That said after being a member I found out some short falls. The menu system I complimented is actually very confusing and file saving is just about as hard to figure out. I had to to rate it a 79 as its average after seeing its many short falls. The cost is high, after being a past member the ask me to rejoin at $18.00 but I declined.
Bottom line is the women are very pretty over all a good selection, but I get the impression the are trying to make the site seem bigger and better then it is. As many files are the exact same ones only tammed up. With the same shoot same outfit so are in my mind duplicates. Pretty looking site, just it skin deep MO,deeper looks disapoited me. |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
-Hi Res Photos
-Zip Files
-Lots Of Material
-Some HD Video, NO DRM
-Decent Price |
| Cons: |
-Below Average D/L Speed
-Some Very Dated Material
-Fake Body Parts |
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There's just something missing with this site, I can't put my finger on it. They have plenty of hi-res photos (up to 3000px) with a wide and varied collection available in zip files. Some of the material is very dated, it would be OK in a retro site, but is totally out of place here. All the fake breasts made me think I was in the 1990's again...yecch! So ugly. Shay Laren has a very extensive collection here though that is worth downloading, and some of her videos are nice. There are some HD vids, but mostly they are in the 480x360 range, and available in wmv, divx quicktime. I can't prove it, but I swear their servers are rigged for slow downloads. The speed is below average at any rate. The price is good, but I think this site needs a complete overhaul, a new look, and they need to get rid of a lot of material that is pretty amateurish looking. When I quit, they begged me to stay, but, although I don't think the site is a rip off by any means, I just couldn't think of a good reason why I would stay beyond a month. |
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Current Member for over 1 year (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
Good amount of videos and photosets for the price.
Some HD-videos in very fine quality.
Zip for photos
Ok price |
| Cons: |
Not much new - even some of the updates seems old.
Not all exclusive - quite a few video-sets/photo sets seen elsewhere
Confusing navigation - hard looking for the real updates.
To much content with video-interviews |
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Had a comment resently where I spoke against the quality and non-exclusive updates.
In the "Current Member" and how long - I've cheated. I have not been a steady member for 12 month, but be a member on and off for 12 months and quite a bit more.
Still I get the feeling, that this site has quite a low standard all in all.
The updates and content in general are NOT up-to-date in what you should expect from a site like this - They still live on retro.
The small video-files are sometimes quite sexy, but mostly boring. Nothing new here concerning better filming, better and more sexy scenes and above all: Find some entirely new models - like a lot of the better sites are able to.
Maybe this site was somewhat of a pioneer at one time, but, man - that was a long time ago.
Too bad, 'cause some of the videos are still great - there is just too far between them.
Good that DD has quit DRM, but that's not enough to return a 6th, 7th or 8th time to this site.
And DD, your socalled HD (hardcore extreme) are a laugh - old, non-exclusive and worse - and you can call it "extreme" from here to Kingdom Come - it's still boring and older stuff. |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
exclusive content
beautiful models
lots of pics
lots of videos
great quality pics |
| Cons: |
a little slow
hard to navigate at times
average video quality and download speed
Picture sets have been edited and some pics removed.
Posed lesbian pic sets |
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good site great quality and quantity
worth the money. One month membership will probably be enough. |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
-updates every day
-814 of the hottest models you will ever see
-All of the pics are high , up to 3000 pixels
-Download pics in zip files
-Lots of interesting interviews and backstage videos
-shows future updates
-22.90 for a month is good priced
-lots of content
-Lots of video formats WMV high and low, Quicktime high and low, divx dvd quality, and ipod video.
-very clear and high quality videos
-great browsing options
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-To unnatural setups and to much posing
-Not an amateur feel
-Music playing during many videos
-Download limit
-way to much visual work in videos, with changing -colors, jumping scenes,
-slow server and downlaods |
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-This really a photography site because there are hardly any videos compared to photos. The videos really are'nt good to me.
-mostly softcore videos which is dream sessions, dream flix, reel encore interviews, hd dreams, and flirt. But they do have an xtreme section now which has naughty videos, toy stori, faux jobs, and flixx. All of these are the more hardcore stuff such as masturbation with toys, and sex. But you dont get the real sexual feel as they jump around the videos to much and make it to glamorous and artsy.
-My fav models: 978 photos and 5 videos(2 interviews) of Aria Giovanni, and 999 photos and 6 vidoes of Carli Banks. Also if you like Kyla Cole you will like this site, there is more pics sets of her then anyone else on the site.
-If your a big photography fan join this site for sure, theres so many great photographers on this site. But if your here for the videos its not really worth joining because the videos are kind of boring. But overall its still a great site with practically every hot model of internet porn on here. |
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Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
- Great TBP deal of Digital Desire and DDGX for $22.99
- Some of the finest photography you will see on the internet. Resolution does vary though.
- Just about every top model you can name is on this site from Aria Giovanni to my favorite Eve Angel to Sandra Shine to Shay Laren.
- DIVX clips are HD but....you already know (See cons)
- DDGX has the more hardcore content on it, at one time these were separate sites, now you get both. |
| Cons: |
- DRM on videos
- Inconsistent resolutions from week to week on pic sets |
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First, if the webmaster for Digital Desire reads this, please take my advice and remove the DRM. I say this for a major reason beyond the obvious one. Most of the videos are not what I would even call keeper clips. The clips are good for one, maybe two viewings, after that I tired of them. This is, first and foremost a photography site and they do it as well as just about any site. The photos are why I join the site.
Which is the other reason that I spoke of earlier about removing the DRM. I have to wonder just how many people will never join this site to see the excellent top level photography just because of the DRM on videos? I understand the reason for DRM, but on the other hand, we can't go around letting a few bad apples ruin it for the rest of us. I even wonder if the missed new subscribers hurts worse than those few who share porn?
I really enjoyed this site and want to score it higher, up near 95, as one of my favorites and best in class in the glamour field, but I can't because of the DRM. I had read Drooler's review and since I hadn't been a member before, I figured the site would be fresh to me and it was. I will still probably come back in 6 months and join again for a month. The videos are crisp HD, which pisses me off even more about the DRM. The site navigates good enough, high res photos, zips, tons of the world's top models. All of it almost seems wasted since so many won't join because of the DRM. I highly recommend it, but remember DRM. |
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Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
+Vast collection of professional quality pics by Stephen Hicks and his fellow photographers
+Many, many beautiful models from all over
+Some photos in 1600px; first set of each month has 3000px at least from start of 2006
+DDGX subsite offers extra pink, toying, and hardcore
+Returning member price of 15.95 for both DDG and DDGX combined (use same username and password as last time)
+Zip files (but only in largest pic size available)
+Quick model search, but some models have 2 names |
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-Some exclusive, some seen elsewhere (Twistys, Penthouse, etc.)
-Too many categories of pics
-Piece-mealing: “Daily” pics in 1-per-wk segments over 4-6 wks, or “themed” in one gallery with 4 models having about 5 pics each from shoots already or not yet published; DDGX has small sets taken from same shoots as featured galleries
-With “Daily” pics, you never know if max size will be 1024 or higher
-Softcore videos are often boring, overly edited, DRM restricted, and music tracked |
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I’ve been a member many times off and on since 2002. The photography by Mr. Hicks & Co. is usually very professionally done and has signature elements of lighting and color that make it identifiable on sight. For awhile, it was my absolute favorite site.
Actually, though, I’m pretty burned out on it now. Here’s why:
1. All of that piece-mealing of photo content is really annoying!
2. Quite of lot of the “new” content each month as actually older content in larger sizes. (“Seen it before. Find older gallery on hard drive. Replace it?” – over and over again)
3. I’m tired of the inconsistencies in pic sizes and in number of pics per gallery.
4. I’m tired of seeing old, 3rd-party content showing up here, some of which is really mediocre.
5. With truly new content, they just don’t often do the great belly-down-flat and standing ass shots they used to. And that’s the final blow! ;)
At least they’ve toned down their hype. In ’06, they were pasting “3000px” and “exclusive” on their public pages, as if lots of that awaited the would-be subscriber. Glad they’ve cut that crap.
And the good news for photo lovers who have never been is that they’ll be getting better versions of the older content -- and probably won’t even know that they are. |
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