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Current Member for over 2 months (at the time of review).
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Huge archive going back 12 years featuring 2600+ models, almost 11,000 photo sets, nearly 1.2 million photos, 1000+ movies from 236 contributing photographers.
Original exclusive content
At least 4 updates per day 7 days a week
Super high resolution photos up to 8000px and HD1080p videos
Photos in 3 sizes with full set zip download option for each
Multiple streaming and download options for videos
Excellent browse, search and tag features
Constantly adding new models
No download limits or DRM
12 month membership provides excellent value for money
Independent billing by CCBill |
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Regional pricing supplement outside US
Site may be too softcore for some tastes
Lack of clothing or lingerie worn by models in many sets
Most 2 girl sets lack any kind of heat
Occasional photo sets can seem a little overly airbrushed or too glam although this tends to be restricted to a couple of particular photographers.
Videos not very exciting
File sizes not listed for zips and videos |
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It’s difficult to know what one can possibly say about this site that hasn’t already been said many times before. If like me you are in to softcore teen photography sites then this one is probably the ultimate site on the net. Surprising then that given the time Met Art has been online this is my first ever time to subscribe here. I guess the thing that has always deterred me is knowing the sheer volume of content here and the time scale I’d probably need to go through it all knowing that virtually every model is a beauty and I’d probably want to download every photo set. Thanks to the PU half price thanksgiving offer last November I was able to sign up in the knowledge that I would be happy to stick around and enjoy the content for many months at that price.
The site provides plenty of navigation and search features to help you find what you’re looking for. If like me you want to check out every photo set then the easiest way is to just go through the year and month listing from 2005 to the current day. Everything prior to 2005 is classified as “archives”. For those who are more choosey they provide a model index whereby you can display the top rated models or all the models via the A-Z listing. There are a couple of cool features on the model index pages where you can alter the view between headshots and covers and also if you hover your mouse pointer over the “i” next to the models name her personal info and bio will pop up. There is also a further advanced search option whereby you can search models by criteria such as hair colour, eye colour, ethnicity, country, breast size, shaved or unshaved, age, height and weight. You can also add additional gallery criteria such as location or search by photographer. If you like to view all the work of a certain photographer you can easily find all of his/her work from the photographer’s index page.
The models themselves mostly fall in the 18 to 25 age range and are mostly naturally beautiful with few fake tits and tattoos on show. So far I’ve managed to find plenty of content of virtually all my favourite Euro models, the likes of Marketa Belonoha, Monika Vesela, Eve Angel, Ariel, Suzie Carina, Peaches and Eufrat to name a few. Eufrat has over 70 updates here and it’s certainly the biggest collection of her I’ve come across anywhere to date. Other models that have caught my eye so far include Jenya D (a.k.a. Katie Fey) with over 100 updates, Natasha S (a.k.a. Helen of Helen’s Planet) who has become one of my most downloaded models in recent months, Elle B and Mia Sollis a cute freckled redhead and relative newcomer to the site. If you’re looking for non Euro models then yes they do have some here including some ethnic diversity but in terms of the overall content it’s quite a small percentage. I did find some of my favourite American models here like Georgia Jones, Jana Jordan and even the lovely Faye Reagan but disappointingly only 1-2 sets each.
The photos come in 3 different sizes, small 1024px, medium 2048px and the largest size varies quite widely anything from around 3500 to 8000+ pixels on the longest end. Each size comes with a downloadable zip and I like their attention to detail by giving the zips proper file names including the date, photo set name, model name and photographer. They also include the photo set cover in each zip along with a text document listing the model’s info/bio. The photos on the whole look great even at the highest resolution and you get to see the models posing in many stunning outdoor locations, anything from a tropical beach to a snow covered wilderness to an urban city backdrop. You will also find a number of risqué public nude shoots which looked fun.
Nobody really joins Met Art for the videos and has many others have said quite honestly I found them pretty boring. You can stream them in a choice of 3 resolutions or download them as an mp4 in mobile, 360p, 720p, or HD1080p plus a 720p wmv and avi option. Although they don’t list the file sizes I discovered the 720p mp4 file sizes were about half the size of the equivalent wmv ones with no noticeable difference in the quality.
The Met Live Cams access doesn’t really add any value to the site and is pretty pointless in my opinion unless you’re willing to pay for a private show. Whatever happened to the free live cam shows they used to have when I had a membership to Errotica Archives a few years ago and got Met cam shows included for free. Still have fond memories of being transfixed to my monitor for an hour watching Ashanti on cam….ahhhh the good old days. |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Enormous site
- Huge selection of beautiful models
- Models are natural (few fake breasts and tattoos)
- Supports download managers
- No obvious timeouts on downloads
- Good download speeds
- High-resolution photos are stunning quality
- Options for picture quality
- Zips available
- Over 1000 videos
- Videos available in different formats
- Newer videos in HD
- Best search function I’ve ever encountered
- Excellent value |
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- Site may be too softcore for some
- Site is so large it can be a bit overwhelming |
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Why did a guy who likes hardcore videos join a softcore photo site, even after I commented that the site was too soft for me? Simple: they emailed me an offer I couldn’t refuse, so I joined.
I usually take a short while to get used to site navigation and start figuring out how I’ll go at browsing the site and finding stuff I want. I started that here and quickly realized that this really wasn’t like any other site I’ve ever been a member at. This site is HUGE. I normally try to provide accurate details on what a prospective member can expect from a site. So if a site has 500 videos, I’ll tell you that. With this site, the best I can say is that it is enormous. There are many hundreds of models, maybe a thousand even, each with multiple photo shoots and many with video clips. Just choosing a model to look at can be a daunting task.
While on the topic of models, I can’t complain because the type of model on the site is what I look for: young and natural. With a site this size there is lots of variation on body type. I can download the small-breasted lasses while you download the larger-breasted models and neither of us will feel cheated. Same with hair colour. I love redheads and there a dozens of them here. Blondes and brunettes abound. Different ethnicities are represented and there are a few models who are 35 years old.
One thing the models do lack are fake breasts and lots of ink. A vast majority of the models are all natural. Many sport pubic hair even. Remember that?
I should note, because of the above, that the advanced search function is like nothing I’ve ever encountered before. It allows searching for narrow parameters and the site is so large you’re apt to get some returns. Want some pics of a 30 year old Asian with full pubic hair? If it exists on the site it is easy to find. The site would be unmanageable without this excellent tool.
This is primarily a photo site. Anyone thinking of joining this site needs to know that.
The site has been around for many years, and I didn’t sample all of the older material. But I can say this with some confidence: they push the limits of technology now so I have no reason to think that they didn’t then. Photos are available as singles, or in a zipped file. High, medium and low resolutions are available. I didn’t sample the lower two resolutions but the high-res photos are stunning quality at 3744x5616. They’re amazing. Obviously older photos won’t be in that resolution.
There are some videos available and those are mostly videos of the photoshoots. Some of the older videos are horrible quality, but I won’t hold that against them as it isn’t a video site and those were uploaded years ago. Videos are available in streaming (multiple sizes) and downloads (multiple formats). The default is mp4 though wmv is always available too. The standard resolution for videos (all but the oldest stuff) is 1280x720 @ 4,300kb/s. The wmv files are in codec 9 and play at 30 fps. Higher resolutions are not uncommon. Subjectively, these videos look stunning.
Videos tend to be fairly short, with some less than five minutes long.
With the technical stuff, the site is as good as with the artistic stuff. There are multiple updates each day, download speeds are good, download managers are permitted and there are no obvious timeouts on download links.
I realize the 800lb gorilla in the room with Met Art is that many people see it as being too sterile. It’s as if they stripped the sensuality from their models. I can understand that criticism, but I don’t share it to the same level as some other reviewers. While the site lacks the playfulness that is often found on ALS Scan and FTV Girls, they can be erotic. Where some other solo model sites can be overtly sexual, Met Art is more sensual. There is no hardcore sex on the site at all. I can understand how many would find this simply too soft. I suspect that this is highly subjective though. For example, there is a lot of outdoor posing and posing by and in water which I like so that’s going to improve my perception of the site.
I’m left with an odd conclusion. I can definitely recommend this site: I liked it and I’m glad I joined. But I probably won’t put it on my list of sites to rejoin. The reason for that has nothing to do with the quality of the site or the models. The reason is 100% subjective. For a guy who likes sites like Sinnistar and Public Disgrace I’m way out of my element in Met Art. But if you like stunning quality photos of stunning women you really can’t go wrong with Met Art. You could spend months browsing around the site is so large.
One final note for the photographers: please don’t pose models with farm animals. It’s weird. Actually, make that ‘don’t pose models with animals.” Period. It’s weird. |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Lots of beautiful young models
- Good search options/tagging
- Browsing by photographer is useful
- Lots of good lingerie/outfits
- Most sets good resolution
- Amusingly pretentious set names
- Massive archive and approx 4 updates/day |
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- Would prefer a few more mid/late 20s models
- Age search option is daft
- Lingerie doesn't necessarily suit the models
- Some older pics quite low res
- Massive archive is bewildering
- Annoyingly pretentious set names
- Some sets too large
- Lacking in erotic content
- Videos uninspiring and soundtracked to death |
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Met Art has been vaguely on my list of sites to try for a while, mainly because it features work from a couple of photographers I like (I tend to follow photographers rather than models), and last month's special offer gave me the incentive to sign up. There are plenty of other reviews, including TBP, which detail the specific stats on the site, so I'll be a bit more subjective here.
Firstly, the site is vast; there is so much material, so many models, so many photographers, that it's hard to know where to begin. Fortunately, the search options are good; sets are tagged so you can just type in any particular keyword - eg nylon, stockings, etc and get a number of results. Sadly this doesn't work well with multiple keywords, getting sets with any of the words rather than all, but it's still useful. Search is also available on height, age, ethnicity, country, photographer - all useful, although unlike height, where you can search on a range, age is done purely on a single year, so you can only find eg all 25yo models... but it is smart enough to find sets where the model was 25 at the time of the shoot, as opposed to now - potentially a big difference in a site that's been running for a decade or more.
My biggest issue, though - and this is quite personal - is that the material here just isn't exciting. The girls are all stunning but - although there are some exceptions - have little sex appeal to me; the concept of the site seems to be to emphasise the beauty of the models at the expense of any sexuality. Even the models who do hardcore elsewhere seem uninspired here - and the same for the photographers, eg there's quite a bit of material from Michael White and Roy Stuart, both favourites of mine, but it's a toned down version of their other stuff.
Similarly, I'm quite keen on lingerie and nylons; there is actually a lot more nice stuff here than I thought, but most of the models are too young or inexperienced to carry it off; they look dressed up, posed, in it rather than comfortable and sexy.
Reading between the lines of some of the blog posts there, I suspect both model and photographer are constrained by strict guidelines MA put on what can and can't be shown - with a veto on any kind of lascivious behaviour, so there is little teasing, no touching, and rarely even a lewd glance. They may even be getting stricter, since of the sets I did enjoy, most seem to be going back a few years. Even though the photos are of course fully nude, I've genuinely been more turned on by some of the better lingerie catalogues & sites.
As others have noted, the videos here are also insipid; drowned out by supposedly sexy sax music and the like; and unlike the photo sets I didn't really find any worth keeping.
Scoring this puts me in a bit of a quandary. It's a good, well-organised site, with a vast quantity of solid photography and frequent updates; so it would be really unfair to give it less than 80. However, this is PU and I struggle to see it as porn, or even particularly erotic or arousing - It's just too... wholesome, like a glamorous naturist site and I kind of agree with hugow that if you wanted to cure your porn addiction, this could do the job. I'm not even sure about art - to me, art is doing something unusual, creative, pushing some boundaries, which MA doesn't really - but by that definition, my last reviewed site, Juliland, is art, so maybe I'll skip the whole subject :| Anyway, a (very generous) 80 it is. |
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Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
Fast Downloads
HD Videos Over 1000 not all HD
Over 1 Million photos.
Over 2500 Models
Been in the business 12 years
No Drm
Over 100 Updates a month. |
| Cons: |
Repetitive Content
Lots to navigate through
Over picture& video quality is ok.
$19.99 Membership
Recurring every 30 days at $19.99
$39.99 for 30 days To big of a difference as you can not download the site in a month. |
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This is the top of the line best SoftCore nude site on the planet.
There are varies formats, pic Divx its the best picture format for their production work.
The site is huge with over " ONE MILLION " photos and over 2500 models. There are about 100 updates per months and it one huge site.
I do not want duplicate others reviews on PU and most details are recently covered, so a twist on review here.
The site is very high quality site, the models are gorgeous, I could hardly find one that was not drop dead model material.
Compared with 99% of the websites we review this one has to be the classiest site of all.
They have worked 12 years and respectfully stayed successful in soft-core porn.
Why other sites are reaching to find a new level.
Met Art takes things to a new level in quality nude women.
The look and feel of the site is like going to a high class show in Vegas. The site feel like they are kings of the Softcore and have numerous photographers that get the shots right.
There are gratuitous scenes in the collection, but nothing that would be known as Hardcore.
That said, I am sure many will love the curves and erotic nature in how hey present.
This is not playboy tame, nor hustler slutty, it fits nicely enough to a niche in its own class.
Bottom line:
Price is tad high as you will have to stay a member awhile if you plan on full site collections. They take CCbill and Epoch so thats helpful. I like the navigation as its not that hard to find stuff even though the site is huge.
They appears to be free stuff but never had time to look at it. Site may have similar scenes and format. But hard to avoid in 12 years in business, so why it is in my cons, it is expected.
Toads Take.
Its worth a peak, even for a month. If you have not seen a softcore site or avoided them because you thought you would fall asleep with lube in your hand. Rest assure this site will excite and is erotic enough to peak the interest.
I never finished the site before my subscription ran out. But I have a nice collection
A site that is up 12 years will never get the review it deserves. I tried to give some details that may do that justice if at all possible.
Hope you enjoyed my review.
CT. |
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Was a member approx. 6 months prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
This site is one of the best for online nude photography. The layout is a little weird but there are search abilities and the site offers so much content that it took me the whole month to download the site even with a fast connection. |
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Nothing really bad.. There is some really old content on the site but overall nothing bad to report. |
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I would sign up if I was not already committed to another site as well have majority of the content from the last time I was there. |
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Was a member approx. 5 months prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
- 100% original content
- Beautiful models
- High standards in their photography
- Good reputation, has stood the test of time
- Solid value, especially with specials |
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- All this great photography ... so what happened with the videos?
- A stong lay out but still has navigation issues and it can be improved on.
- Sometimes, sets seem to disappear in the archives |
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If you love beautiful, nubile models then you have to join Met Art at least one time. There is no hardcore here, nor insertions, but they keep you occupied with a stable of top notch models. This site is for those who appreciate art photography, so it is not always, how should I say ... revealing as some might want.
They update on an acceptable basis and seemingly seek some of the best models out there. Met Art was the first in art-like model photography and they are still at the top but other sites are catching up, namely FEMJOY and MPL Studios. In fact, these three are not that far apart.
I'm sure the folks at Met-Art think others copied their style and don't like it. They did. They should take it as a compliment in that they are doing something right. Still the aforementioned sites are neck and neck with the old girl these days
Several of the models have now done hardcore porn but most on the site have not. Met Art continues to get the best models but the competition has closed and that is good for the consumer in that it keeps all parties pumping out good content and contracting models that are top notch.
There is a plethora of different resolutions are available for Met Arts picture sets and they take you to where you can see those lovely golden hairs on the models, giving one the impression they are right there! They have the best overall photos around!
I am not a fan of their videos. They're not bad but they seem a tad too soft in that picture sets are more revealing. You might say, they are li ... lame and need rethinking. They could use some new blood behind those cameras, IMO. On the other hand, they are far from trash, just not what you would expect after seeing their incredible photos.
They've added a live chat area that is well set up if that's your cup of tea but extra charges will apply. As most of you know, some of the talent in chat areas can be in a word scary and by average standards Met Art is on the upper side of the equation but none I have seen are great.
I remember the first time discovering the site and downloaded a lot of sets that have stood the test of time.
Download speeds are fine with a good connection and there is a lot of content to keep you occupied with new discoveries of the flavor of the month.
A classy site, that is a main stay if you like young, tight, natural models.
This is a site that perfectly compliments a harder site and it is especially for those who do not like just any old porn but beauty.
If they master their videos, they'll rock! |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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I'm not going to go into to technical aspects of the display contents because all that is clearly spelled out in the Best Porn page.
I will say that the image quality on photo sets are as good as it gets. Sharp, crisp and retention friendly with even the highest zoom setting. The number of Models appear endless, that is if you're smart enought to negotiate the dated archives, something I've yet to accomplish.
Models are listed under alphabetically labeled tabs, which I liked.
The most sterling feature, and one sadly absent in many other major sites, is their Flash Player.
This allows one to play the clip before downloading -- something I find essential.Plenty of picture sets with up to and over a hundred frames per set.
The site's reported to have thousands of videos, unfortunately I wasn't able to find them. No DRM or restriction on downloads.
No problems logging in -- as well as enjoying freedom from unexpected shortcomings after doing so. |
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1) Video content, although of excellent quality, as a rule provided poorly orchestrated scenes.
2) As mentioned, I couldn't access the number of videos reported...could've been my ignorance.
3) Picture Images and videos, although offering ample nudity substantially lacked eroticism.
3) Too many closeups dwelling too long on a single scene in the video clips.
4) Sizable watermarks on videos.
5) Archives going back to 2005 produced the same material as offered in 2010. That is to say the number of selections is kind'a limited. |
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I, personally, don't particually care for Met Art.
Although Met Art and Erotica Archives came as a combo at $30, as I've said before that if I had it to go over I'd decline the offer. Both are beautiful sites, but in my mind Met Art is over-rated.
It's fair to say, to the connoisseur, the exquisite photography alone might be worth the cost. But I'm not into precision photography.
The site never delivered what I expected, although, again, it could've been something I wasn't doing; But then again, it shouldnt've been that complicated --even for me. |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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Stunningly gorgeous models, photographed in the most tasteful settings. |
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This isn't soft porn -- it's flaccid porn. No heat at all. Cover thumbnails are small and difficult to see. Many sets don't seem to have working slideshows. |
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After years of depriving myself of a MET-ART membership, I finally succumbed. What a disappointment. Maybe I'm just jaded, but MET-ART could be the perfect antidote to porn addiction. In the end, it's just one beautiful naked, hairless girl after another. Absolutely no heat, no spontaneity, no nothing. Vogue without the clothes. If that's your thing, go for it. |
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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+ Almost a million photos here - and available in top q
+ Maybe the site with the best variation in nude models
+ Quite a lot of models not seen anywhere else - or very rarely
+ Updates - they're up to 4 each day (photosets, mainly)
+ Good price at TBP
+ Good feedback/help from webmaster/webmasters
+ 3 different resolutions for photosets
+ All resolutions have zip for download
+ Ok navigation considering the vast amout of sets/models
+ Quite a lot of new models updating - and different photographers
+ Photosets are still getting more erotic/sensual and less artistic |
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- Videos are still not great, alas - some even just boring. This is a PHOTOSITE - if you have not been here before: do not forget that.
- Even if the navigation is ok, the browsing at model-pages is a bit clumsy - you get a lot of mouse-work here.
- Too many outdoor shoots for my taste
- Boring and not very erotic g/g sets
- Can be a bit repetitive in the long run |
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Been at this rather special and somewhat great site many times over the years - but never stay more than that one month.
The reason is: After spending hours and days searching for those models that - for you - hit the fan - things seems to fade out. Oh, even if you get those four updates each day - everything seems to get more and more repetitive.
BUT still:
This is the place for collectors of fine nude photosets - AND the quality is getting better and better.
Those 5616x3744 high resolution sets are some of the best quality I've seen anywhere - if your're really hooked on those nude top-photosets, this is it.
The best thing about this photodeal here is, that MetArt are getting more and more new photographers - and even if some of the sets can be that repetitive, the variation is better now that the last time I was here some 9 months ago.
Even if the search might be teasing now and then - even for the experienced PU - there's help:
I like the way all (or most) sets have the choice of biography/full cover view/low/mid/high res AND inside the scene you get the choice of this models other sets - a fine plus.
The videos are the same old problem: not very erotic, not very sexy - maybe even boring.
Very Strange - since also MetArt are going for more videos now.
The quality was BAD in the start - it's getting better - but still: forget about the clips here - and even for this video-freak I join only because of the photos. AND, btw: Some newer videos (Evelyn P - 2010/04/13) are - again - in low quality - WHY?
For outside US PUs you'll get a higher price when trying to join the TBP $ 19.95-deal.
But if you write the webmaster, you'll get a link to that special price - I did - and it took about 12 hours to get the link - MetArt cares about their customers - it seems.
Even if I also this time only stay on for a month (and save maybe 20-25 sets, only), I'll certainly be back later this year...
And a final bottom line: Compared to a lot of shitty sites out there: you can always rely on MetArt - no con here. |
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