Next Door Lana Review

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:51:28 PDT

Next Door Lana (1)

06-01-08 02:51am

REVIEW = 80 by Drooler (156)

Pros:
+Lana Lopez is very cute and photogenic. She has a nice tan, too.
+Nearly 100% exclusive material
+To date, 53 �glamour� photosets are available to members
+All �glamour� photos are 1800x1200, except for �Royal Room� (1024x683, from 24MainStreet)
+25 �candid� photosets to date are 1200x800 or smaller (less professional BTS or �Lana�s lifestyle� material)
+Zips for all photosets
+On photo pages, number of photos included for each set, and thumbs are nice and big
+Nice slideshow feature: can select among 6 different photo sizes and 6 time intervals between slides (the �timeout� setting)
+48 videos to date, 640x480 or less, wmv
+No DRM
+Mostly good, straightfoward navigation, but see con�s
+$19.95 is not a bad price for this
+Diary, bio, and wishlist (Lana�s, so you know her clothing sizes and recommended brands)

Cons:
-�Glamour� photosets and videos update just once per week.
-Some �glamour� photosets are brief. 8 have 30 pics or fewer, and a few have little or no total nudity.
-Downloads are kind of slow, but not bad. 625kbps reached on video download with 20 Mbps IPS service.
-One photoset zip, �Blue Dress,� wouldn�t open (tried download and extraction twice).
-Thumbs for "Little Black Dress" gallery (new as of 6/3/08) just "X" out. There's no excuse for that.
-�Glamour� photo quality very good, but not top pro.
-Video quality varies from marginally OK (�Backyard strip� 6480x480, 891 Kbps bitrate) to not (�Tiger Stripes� at 400x300, disappointing). Video dimensions not posted on video page.
-�Member�s Area Homepage� and �Updates� page seem pointless. They duplicate each other. What�s more, the links on them just open to the most recent page of photosets (or videos), not to the specific one you click on.

Bottom Line:
In her bio, Lana says that she finds clothes uncomfortable. Photosets in which she doesn�t get completely naked (like �Girl Scout� and �Rollerblades�) put me a little on edge, too.

All the same, as individual model sites go, this one is certainly better than average. What needs improvement most is the video quality. �Backyard Strip" had me drooling (naturally) with Lana squirming around belly down naked on a blanket, making sweetly inviting facial expressions, but I wish it had been less �fuzzy.�

Second, I�d like Lana to get totally naked in every photoset and really show her stuff more, especially her delicious behind! �Passion Purple� #47 and #48 are what I�m talkin� �bout.

I need to add to the cons the slowness of getting back from a gallery page to the main listings. Example: if you're at page 4 of gallery, the only way back is 4 clicks, but the wait is too long.

BTW, there�s NO hardcore on this site, i.e., as part of the membership, but in closing I should mention the �hardcore� �zipsets.� There�s just one up so far, and the description and 4 preview pics show that it�s a 17+ minute masterbation vid. However, it�s NOT available with the site membership. It�s a separate purchase. Price? $17.95.

Think about it. Webmasters would pay more than that (for licensing, anyway). But would an averaqe consumer pay nearly the same price for one video as for a month of site membership?

Don't think so!

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