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Penthouse Review

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:31:57 PST

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11-15-09 09:31am

REVIEW = 80 by mbaya (276)

Pros:
-Huge website. See Maggie's review for more details. The archives go back to 1973.
-Nearly every model extremely beautiful. I can't think of a site at this level so consistently.
-Many and I mean many, models have trimmed bush. I found this extremely hot. Since these are the oldest photo sets, most have low quality, but I still appreciated them.
-Quick downloads without restriction if you pay for the gold membership. At the silver level you get only five downloads per day. This option makes no sense on a site of this size.
-All exclusive material of many who went on to become big name models and/or pornstars. The site has some very well known names in exclusive photo sets. For example, Tera Patrick was Pet of the Year.
-Daily updates, sometimes even multiple updates.

Cons:
-The photographic style is very much of the glamour type. A lot of artistic shots and not many are explicit. This made me search a lot for what I want to keep.
-Most photo sets are rather small, about a dozen photos each.
-No way to zipdownload the photo sets. I am happy to say there is a way. See Pink Panther's reply. This is one time I am glad to be wrong.
-I prefer videos to photos, so I did not appreciate the low quality of the videos.
-Needs ethnic variety. I saw only one Black model and only a few, maybe six Asian ones.
-Membership ends when you cancel. You don't get the remaining time that you have paid for.

Bottom Line:
I rather enjoyed this site. It has so much to offer that I feel confident recommending it. I subscribed to the magazine in the 70"s and loved it then. I still apreciate their style, so trying their website was a natural.

I am more into videos than photos, so this site has a major flaw that keeps me from giving it a score in the 90's. The video quality is too low to watch on a HD television.

However, the pluses here are the consistent beauty of the models, the sheer quantity of the photos and their overall quality-some older photos are of lower size and resolution. The photo sets are solo, masturbation, b/g hardcore and softcore and g/g lesbian and softcore. I saw peeing photo sets, some where the girls were smoking and even some softcore bondage. If you can imagine something, it probably is here somewhere.

For me, another big plus was that since the archive goes back to 1973, there are huge numbers of photos where the models have trimmed bush. I enjoyed this site a LOT more than ATK Hairy, for example.

Just like the magazine, there is a section for erotic letters, an advice section, as well as a forum. Additionally there is a live chat option, a video store and VOD.

If you are into photos and don't care if the videos are weak, this site is one you must try.

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Penthouse Review

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:26:03 PDT

Penthouse (1)

08-28-07 04:26pm

REVIEW = 83 by Drooler (194)

Pros:
+Many beautiful women -- established stars and newbies, too
+Pic galleries and videos of softcore posing/masturbation, lesbian, HC b/g, bb/g, b/gg, bb/gg
+zips/pics in 5 sizes (800, 1200, 2000, 3000, 4000) starting May 2006; before then, many max at 1600
+Not nec. �exclusive,� but nice pic sizes!
+monthly �calendars� for access to content, or by model or �pet�
+additional features: chat with models, store, and �reading� (video reviews, sex advice, and reading for auto-erotic purposes)

Cons:
-preview of current month's updates only; takes 4 clicks into the tour to reach it
-qty of pics per gallery varies a lot from < 20 to > 100
-movement to earlier calendar requires lots of clicking back, OR a change in the month�s URL (e.g., change ?m=7&y=2007 to ?m=3&y=2006 to see March 2006)
-calendars go no further back than June 2005 (and that�s just a partial one)
-video downloads even in their best quality (320x240) are below par; there is 640x480 for streaming

Bottom Line:
1. It�s best as a photo site. July 2007 had 37 solo pic galleries, 11 g/g galleries, and 4 HC galleries, 18 HC videos (always broken into 3-6 scenes), and 9 softcore �BTS� videos.
2. The videos serve best as previews of professional productions. The quality of the vids here ain�t at the �keeper� level. Check the online �store� for DVDs.
3. It�s an erotic resource with the chat and the readings and, again, the store which sells, for example, an operationally viable replica of Cassia Riley�s pussy. (Nope. I don�t have one.)

So if you have it for Cassia, with this site it is possible to set up a multimedia blitz for yourself.

For awhile over the past year or so, they were posting �vintage� �70�s and �80�s photos in larger sizes, but not that many. It didn�t seem to catch fire. Wasn�t very good! That �80�s big hair looks ridiculous.

Yes, Penthouse has been around for a long time, but this site only starts delivering the really good stuff from May �06 on. Enormous images of beauties like Hanna Hilton, Shay Laren, Jamie Lynn, and Crystal Klein baring their fine bee-hinds is very nice indeed � when they do. And you can vote on the photosets. The quality can sometimes be so-so.

Some galleries are from sources that have their own sites, like Digital Desire or MishaOnline, so don�t expect it always to be exclusive.

Wish they�d republish a lot of Hank Londoner�s work in 4000px. THAT would be great! But do they have rights to it? I dunno.

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Penthouse Review

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:07:12 PST

Penthouse (1)

01-09-07 05:07pm

REVIEW = 97 by tcflashguy (7)

Pros:
-No DRM protection
-Zipped files for those picture lovers, also a selection of pixel choice for downloads
-Archives back to 1973
-Live Chat with a variety of models
-Add to your favorites
-Picture updates everyday
-Even videos for people of the go!! ipods and PSP

Cons:
-Live chat doesn't seem to work well in firefox, need specific Windows Media Player, if anyone has a solution, let me know.

Bottom Line:
If you're into videos, pictures, and/or stories, this is the place to find it. Live chat is nice, because there is live video with sound and the chance to type. The model index is another great way to find exactly who you want, there's even a search feature. I would highly recommend this site to others!

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