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626
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Reply of
Khan's Poll
I agree with mbaya.
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10-22-17 03:38pm
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Review
627
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Screw Box
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88.0
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Innovative site
- Broad mix of American A-list and European A-list
- Good mix of solo, G/G and B/G
- Mix of vaginal and anal
- Great value
- Bills through Epoch
- All exclusive
- Supports download managers |
| Cons: |
- The $10 USD price was for a limited time |
| Bottom Line: |
When TBP posted Screw Box in the “What’s Hot” list recently for an amazing price I took the plunge without doing a lot of homework. I figured that since the price was only $10 USD and it billed through Epoch then I wasn’t taking much of a risk even if the site turned out to be a dud. But not only is this site definitely NOT a dud, it’s been added to my (admittedly long) list of sites to regularly rejoin. I’m an avid porn collector who values quality over quantity and while this site isn't small it also isn't nearly as big as a megasite but the quality here more than makes up for that.
I normally like to give some indication of what type of porn a site offers but this site is hard to pin down. It’s certainly a site that tries to appeal to a wide audience. While that often means that a site ends up satisfying no one, Screw Box may be a rare exception to that rule. I mostly download B/G scenes and the ones here are hot and well shot. I infrequently download lesbian scenes and rarely download solo scenes so when I say that they are hot too that’s something you can take to the bank.
If there is a consistent theme in the site it can be summed up as being exclusive scenes starring some of the hottest talent in the business (female and male) with high production values. The scenes all have a playful nature to them which, in my opinion, adds to the heat and overall value of the site.
As I stated above, this site tries to hit all the highlights of mainstream porn. Admittedly, you shouldn’t join expecting hard BDSM on the fringes but if you like regular porn done well then you should look at this site. The site has a great mix of B/G, G/G and solo and features a range of American and Eastern European / Russian models. The common feature of the models is that they are all A-list and all hot. Even within the B/G scenes there is some variance with 11 scenes currently having anal in them.
The site makes use of tags and applies them to the standard things, like the type of scene (lesbian, for example). Oddly there is no tag for the B/G scenes. That’s not really a big deal because the site is well laid out so finding those is relatively easy. Otherwise the tags make finding specific interests easy. There is also an effective search function too.
Currently there are 116 scenes uploaded with a new scene being added approximately every four days. As of now there are 47 solo scenes and 19 lesbian scenes so that should mean there are 50 B/G scenes.
The site also has a separate page with eight BTS scenes on offer. I like BTS stuff and what’s offered here is very good. We get to see a glimpse of each model’s personality and the fun they had preparing for their scenes.
The site offers four resolutions for downloads, all of which are in MP4 format. On offer are 640x360 (1500kb/s), 854x480 (3000kb/s), 1280x720 (5000kb/s) and 1920x1080 (8000kb/s). All are 30fps. I downloaded a mix of the 720p and 1080p and both look good on a 24” monitor and a 50” TV. I’ve complained about other sites that have multiple resolutions but have a wide chasm between the top two choices because a member then has to trade off quality versus an enormous file size. That isn't the case here as the site has chosen to make the progression up the resolution ladder a series of logical steps.
Photos are also offered and it was no surprise to me that they are high quality too. They are 3000x2000 and available as zips or singles. I rarely collect photos but I found myself downloading several sets here because they are high quality, creatively shot and feature models I like.
The site supports download managers (I use IDM) and I found the download speeds to be on par with or slightly better than what I see on similar sites. I didn’t find any restrictions or limits.
The worst news (especially if you didn’t take advantage of the offer) is that the $10 price was only good for a short time. It is now listed at the full price of $30. Let’s hope that Amanda and the gang here can persuade the site owners to throw us another bone once in a while or maybe even a standing discount. Even $20 would be a good value.
Noting the above limited-time deal, I scored the site on the full $30 price. If we had a standing discount the value of the membership would be greatly improved and I wouldn’t hesitate to score it in the low 90s.
The bottom line? This is a great site that offers 100+ scenes of some amazing exclusive porn with some of the best talent working today. The site offers a broad mix of porn so there is something for almost everyone. At the full membership fee I’d call this a good value but if we’re ever offered another generous discount the site becomes an amazing value. Better still would be if Screw Box was able to offer some permanent discount to TBP/PU. |
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10-18-17 04:31pm
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628
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Evil Angel
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Reply of
pzenarch's Comment
Just adding my two cents here...
I'm a regular (and current) subscriber to Evil Angel and have never encountered this issue. As others mentioned, there is often a pre-checked cross-sell but it is always to another site owned by the same parent company. It's on the right of the screen as you enter your credit card information.
Also, EA uses any of several proprietary billers but I think all have the name 'Fame' in there. Famecare and Famebilling are the two most common.
I will admit that it is possible that because you seem to be in Europe that maybe there is a different biller. But it does appear that you have been phished. I've never seen this site as a cross-sell.
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10-17-17 06:34am
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629
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N/A
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Reply of
Khan's Poll
I don't have a preference but I do like barefoot mostly.
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10-15-17 04:28pm
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630
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N/A
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Reply of
Rick's Poll
For me collecting is the real lure. But I also enjoy watching it too.
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10-13-17 08:20am
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631
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N/A
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Reply of
Wittyguy's Poll
The dilemma for me is how I'll deal with my porn collection when I'm old. (And I don't agree with my friend that 51 is 'old'!) I don't want to part with it, but it's simply too big to leave behind when I die.
Then again, I'm making an assumption that porn technology today will be the same in 25 or 30 years and the chances of that are slim. When my collection was VHS tapes I couldn't have imagined DVDs. Likewise when my collection was DVDs I remember having a conversation with someone who saw the future of porn as being all online. This was when dial-up was common and I thought he was insane. It turns out he wasn't. The future is obviously streaming and cloud storage.
But I guess that doesn't answer the question. My answer would be a definite yes to porn even in my dotage.
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10-11-17 04:00pm
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632
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N/A
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Reply of
Jay G's Reply
Old age????? I hope you meant that sarcastically! :-)
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10-11-17 03:54pm
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633
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Kink Men
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Reply of
marcdc1's Review
It isn't often that those of us who join straight sites would get an opportunity to review a gay site. I think it is a great idea that you did this since we only have a few gay/bi members here so adding gay site reviews is a good thing.
On a semi-related note, I've been a regular Kink subscriber off and on pretty much since they started. They have some of the best BDSM-themed porn available on the internet. I'm really happy that they turned their membership into a 'network' rather than subscribing to single sites. But my take (and I've read similar opinions here and elsewhere) is that Kink has lost some of its edge and may be slipping from its place at the top of the heap. What are your thoughts on that?
This will fall into the category of TMI but I've never, ever had the courage to open any of the gay Kink sites even now that there is full network access. I'd have no trouble at all reviewing a 'mainstream' gay site but as someone afflicted with really, really sensitive testicles there is no way I could watch any scene with cock and ball torture without passing out! :-)
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10-09-17 10:38am
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Review
634
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Spy Fam
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83.0
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Current Member for over 3 months (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Hot scenes, mostly step-brother / step-sister
- Good camera work with multiple camera angles (simulates spy cameras)
- Good scene setup
- TBP Discount
- Adds one scene per week
- Supports download managers |
| Cons: |
- Small site (but growing) |
| Bottom Line: |
The whole faux-incest theme has become both popular and common over the last couple of years and it’s a niche I like so I was happy to see a new site dedicated to it. My preference is step-daughter / step-father scenes so I was a bit disappointed to find that this site focuses almost exclusively on step-sister / step-brother scenes. That’s just my preference though and it doesn’t really detract from the site.
The scenes are pretty standard as this niche goes. The step-siblings admit that what they’re doing is wrong but they do it anyway. One of the reasons that I like this niche is that the scene set-up is a big thing for me and this niche can often do the set-up well. Apart from the step-sibling theme these could be any mainstream porn scenes. The only minor quirk is that, as the name suggests, some of the cameras are fixed and act as sort of spy cameras catching the action.
The models are a who’s who of the A-list currently in the business.
There are currently 34 scenes available and the site updates with one new scene added per week. The site started back in February 2017.
The technical elements of the scenes are all over the map. Most of the scenes are offered in multiple file types and those are usually offered in more than one resolution. But there are a few scenes that don’t offer many options and it isn't clear why these would be different. Most of the scenes, however, have something for everyone: there is a WMV file in 720p, a MPG file in 480p and MP4s in 480p, 720p, 1080p and 4K. I downloaded the MP4s in a mix of the 720p and 1080p depending on the overall file size. The 1080p scenes look great and come in at 1920x1080 with bitrates that vary from 5000 to 10,000 kb/s. The 720p scenes have more variability with some coming in at 1280x720 but others at 1280x674. Bitrates here varied from 3500 to over 10,000kb/s. I claim no technical abilities but it seems odd to me to have so much variation in file specs.
I can’t say that this offer will be around forever, but the parent site made me an offer I couldn’t refuse and other members here at PU report similar offers. I joined Passion HD last fall and within a short time I had an offer to get an annual non-recurring membership that included access to several other sites. My recollection is that this was a one-time cost of $69 USD and that gave me access to Casting Couch X, Lubed, POVD, My Very First Time, Exotic 4K, Fantasy HD, Tiny 4K and Pure Mature. Soon after that Holed was added, and I was very happy. A couple of months ago Spy Fam was added. From other comments made here at PU that deal (or one similar to it) may still be offered.
Even if there is no deal available the site does has a discount here at TBP/PU which makes this a pretty good value in this niche.
The site supports download managers and I had no problems using one. I didn’t hit any download limits on this or any of the other sites that this company has.
The bottom line is that while the site is still relatively small (ooooo… a bad pun!) it offers some great porn at a discounted price. My preference would be for some variety in the form of more step-daughter / step-father scenes but I won’t hold that against them since many people probably prefer the step-sibling thing. If you’re into this niche, or even if you aren’t but can look past it to get some decent porn, then you should take a serious look at this site. |
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10-07-17 11:41am
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635
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Elegant Angel
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Reply of
ccoldmilk's Reply
One of the big advantages that TBP/PU has is that you get the 'professional' side of things, TBP, which can list new sites and give some great information on sites. But then on the PU side you often get a deep dive into a site that normally takes more time than the professional reviewers could devote to a site. For example, I've found download limits because as a user I probably download a lot more than a professional reviewer would. Having both views is the real value here. If any site has a real flaw it’s likely that someone here has found it.
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10-04-17 03:57pm
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636
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N/A
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Reply of
pat362's Reply
Well if that's the case instead of being Bigfoot I want to be George Clooney!
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10-04-17 03:35pm
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637
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N/A
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Reply of
pat362's Reply
Dammit! And I'm too short to play Bigfoot!
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10-02-17 03:25pm
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638
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Elegant Angel
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Reply of
ccoldmilk's Reply
Thanks for this. This is really useful information.
And welcome to Pornusers. This site has a lot of active members with a lot of good advice. I hope you stick around.
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10-01-17 04:28pm
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639
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N/A
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Reply of
Amanda's Poll
The Six Million Dollar Man!!! Steve Austin fighting a space-alien-Bigfoot was AWESOME!!!
No, wait... that was total shit. Please disregard...
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10-01-17 05:48am
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640
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Legal Porno
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09-30-17 04:23am
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641
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Amateur Allure
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Reply of
astonman's Comment
Wow!
I'm not challenging what you are describing, but I've joined Amateur Allure many times over the past few years and have never had a problem joining or cancelling. They did a complete site redesign recently and maybe they added this new code thing in. I rejoined a few weeks ago (after the site redesign) and I didn't experience anything different. Just now, based on your comments, I went on the site and downloaded 10 videos to see if I had the same problem as you. Normally all I do is go on and download the latest update every Friday. I had no problem with ten downloads back-to-back. They do have a download limit but it is fairly high and not something that should trigger after one video. Most times the site is pretty good at responding to emails. Would you let us all know how this turns out please?
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09-30-17 04:20am
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642
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Butt Formation
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Reply of
pat362's Reply
Thanks! (Apart from decency we do share some other common traits. Like being Canadian and being the same age. I remember reading your posts early on and thinking 'could this guy be my long-lost brother???' :-)
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09-30-17 04:12am
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643
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Butt Formation
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Reply of
pat362's Reply
Agreed. We may have a few differing opinions on some things but we're a lot more alike than we are different.
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09-29-17 08:40am
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644
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Butt Formation
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Reply of
Amanda's Reply
Hmmm... I may need to rethink my objection to joining... Thanks Amanda!
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09-29-17 08:39am
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645
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Butt Formation
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Reply of
pat362's Reply
You're not a very good salesman! :-) I'll avoid this network.
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09-27-17 02:13pm
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646
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German Goo Girls
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Reply of
Sumom Ltd's Reply
The issue isn't additional unwanted charges. It's the inability to cancel. Dozens of us here have had that problem with Centrobill.
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09-27-17 02:12pm
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647
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N/A
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Reply of
Drooler's Poll
By date for me. I start either at the beginning or where I left off it it's a rejoin and work my way forward looking for models and niches as I go.
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09-27-17 02:11pm
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648
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Bangbros Network
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Reply of
exotics4me's Review
I have to weigh in and say that this is one of the most informative reviews I've read in a long time. Admittedly, I've been thinking of taking the Bang Bros plunge again (I haven't been a member there for a few years because of their shady billing practices) and your review is really helpful.
Bang Bros is likely the one site that many of us would name where the site itself is excellent but the experience can be seriously dampened by the tactics the site uses to get more money from users without them even knowing.
Your tips in avoiding at least some of their crap will be useful for all readers.
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09-26-17 03:29pm
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649
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Butt Formation
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Reply of
pat362's Reply
Thanks for that additional information. I suspect that after I looked at the other company sites and realized that I don't know any of them after years of porn buying that would be another red flag. Anal, butt-centric or not, I'll stay away.
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09-26-17 03:25pm
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650
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Helix Studios.net
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Reply of
merc77's Reply
Thanks for replying to my message with some interesting information. I suspect that a driving factor for a lot of EE/Russian models in porn (gay and straight) is that is it probably a factor of the economies in many of those places. But then again, the same can be said in North America. If a young person with no marketable skills other than their looks wants to make some money then porn can be an option.
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09-26-17 03:20pm
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