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Real Spankings
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Jay G's Reply
Thanks for the detailed answer. Spanking isn't a niche that I'm into - yet. A few years ago I could have listed some niches that I wasn't into that I am today mostly thanks to guys like you making recommendations like these. I'll be checking out all of these sites, even the ones you say are pretty extreme, and I'll likely join one or two.
(And I should add that puns on my username are perfectly fine. It's a longstanding nickname I've had that reflects my past military service but mostly that my friends all realize that I am obsessed with the female bum. Actually, obsessed isn't really the right term, but I don't know a word for obsessed x 100.)
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03-29-15 06:03am
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Jay G's Reply
Best post of the day!
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03-28-15 05:58am
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1153
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Real Spankings
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Jay G's Review
I don't really have an interest in this but I sort of want to check it out. If a guy wanted to join a spanking site for the first time would you recommend this or a different site?
What are the resolutions for the most recent scenes?
Thanks
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03-28-15 05:56am
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1154
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Third Movies
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88.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Some big improvements since I last was a member
- Large selection of great porn
- Close to 2000 DVDs available (in total)
- One new scene uploaded per day
- Lots of options to stream or download the scenes
- Supports download managers
- TBP/PU discount |
| Cons: |
- Not a true network
- Lists a lesbian site with the included sites but I can’t access it
- Download speeds can vary but usually slower than average |
| Bottom Line: |
If I could give an award for biggest improvement in a site this site would win. The last time I reviewed it I found that while the porn was great the site needed some serious work. I was pleased to see that the site has received a lot of work and is substantially improved from when I last reviewed it in 2011. They kept what I viewed as positive and either threw out or fixed the things I saw as negative.
There is a note on the main page dated from December 30, 2014 that says the ‘new’ site is undergoing beta testing. While it’s now almost three months later and most of the site seems to work fine there are still some issues that occur sporadically that indicate that it is still being tweaked. When I first joined there were huge numbers of dead links (that was temporary) and today a lot of the DVD box covers are missing. I don’t think these temporary quirks are enough to justify skipping the site if you like the porn they offer.
The two main studio ‘sites’ here are 3rd Degree (Third Movies) and Zero Tolerance (ZTOD). Both of these are mainstream hardcore porn studios that are known for featuring top A-list models and great production values. The porn aims for the middle of the market being harder than Elegant Angel but softer than Evil Angel.
The site bills itself as providing access to four separate sites but that’s a bit misleading. As with many studio sites there is a division into different ‘sites’ but the same material is shared across two of them. The one site where there are separate titles is Black Ice where there are 242 DVDs uploaded. Black Ice is an all-black site as opposed to an interracial site which is great since black/black porn is relatively rare. The bad news about Black Ice is that the site hasn’t added a new scene since 2011.
The fourth site that is listed as included when you join is a lesbian site called “How to Kiss a Girl.” I tried repeatedly to enter the site with the login information that worked on the other sites and had no success. (This may be a sporadic issue related to the site redesign.)
Because there are so many DVDs shared between the two main sites it is hard to say how many are available here, but it is in excess of 1500 DVDs, not including what’s on Black Ice.
As this is primarily a video site there are lots of options available to view the videos. The newer videos have four streaming and five download options. Streaming is 1080p, 720p, 360p and “iPod.” Downloads are 1080p, 720p, 360p, iPod and WMV. The 1080p are 1920x1080, 10000+kb/s, the 720p are 1280x720, 4800kb/s and the 360p are 640x360 at 1300kb/s. I can’t give specs on the WMV files because they were much larger than the MP4 files, with some coming in at more than 4GB compared to 2GB for the MP4s.
Obviously older DVDs have fewer options and the best isn't great by today’s standards. Since the available DVDs go back more than a decade I won’t complain about that though.
This isn't really a photo site but screencaps are available.
The last time I was a member I had a lot of complaints about the site that could be summarized as a too-basic site design and a lot of broken links. I’m pleased to report that both of those problems seem to be solved now. The site redesign looks good and is effectively laid out. The search functions now work, there are tags and niches and you can sort the scenes in any of several ways. There are still a few broken links but nothing like the amount there used to be.
The site updates with a new scene per day. To pad their numbers a bit they use a different thumbnail and description when they upload it to each of the main sites. Black Ice doesn’t update and since I can’t access the lesbian site I can’t comment on that.
Download managers are permitted and I had no issue with links timing out. While download speeds started off faster than average they quickly trailed off to lower than average speeds.
I recommended the site the last time I reviewed it because the great porn outweighed the site’s flaws. This review doesn’t need to rely on any such compromises. The porn is still great and now the site design supports the porn rather than lets it down. At full price it would be a decent value but with the TBP discount it’s a great value. I recommend joining even more than last time. |
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03-25-15 03:56pm
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Twistys
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lk2fireone's Reply
I'm amazed at the number of companies that provide an email address for contact but don't monitor it. I'm glad you got your issue resolved.
To be fair to Twisty's, they did solve it. And to be fair to MBI-Probiller they didn't have the information to solve it. When I called the toll-free number MBI gave me the problem was solved in less than 5 minutes because the woman at the other end of the phone could quickly determine that I didn't use the cam site and refunded the charges. I guess my beef is two-fold: Twisty's needs to tighten up their security a bit and MBI needs to give their online service reps some leeway to drop the upsells. Being offered a discount for a site I didn't join and was fraudulently hacked makes no sense!
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03-24-15 06:02pm
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1156
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Twistys
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03-22-15 07:40am
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Anabolic.com
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qvtta's Reply
Thanks for taking the time to update us on your issues. I won't join the site.
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03-21-15 09:42am
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VideoBox
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Dirt D's Review
Great review, and I'm not just saying that because I agree with everything you wrote. You've provided some important details about some new changes to the site.
But... the fact remains that I do agree fully with what you wrote. The model the use is unsustainable and promotes quantity over quality. They need to pull back to one or two better updates per day rather than loading up the crap that they do.
What I am glad you reported on was the "HD" stuff is now lower quality. It wasn't great the last time I joined a few months back, but now knowing it's even worse I likely won't ever join again. Why would anyone pay to join VB when it doesn't offer them anything they can't get for free on a Tube site? One of the reasons I pay for porn is to get access to better quality.
Oh how the mighty have fallen!
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03-21-15 09:40am
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1159
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Southern Bukkake
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bkreidercrhl's Reply
I know what you mean about low resolutions. There was an outdoor shoot that they did that looked really interesting but when I downloaded it, it was unwatchable even on whatever monitor I had at the time - most likely 17". Based on your comments I think I'll continue to avoid them.
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03-16-15 01:14pm
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Jay G's Reply
Dammit! You beat me to that comment!
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03-16-15 01:10pm
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Twistys
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lk2fireone's Reply
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm no expert either, but it seems to me that they could reduce the file size and still maintain a good quality.
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03-15-15 04:29pm
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New Sensations Network
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03-15-15 09:24am
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Blacked.com
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pat362's Reply
I agree with you on pricing. They need to make it more attractive and offering a discount for TBP/PU members would be a good start.
Of course for you, me and several others here, the shit-kicking that the Canadian dollar is taking these days adds to the price woes.
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03-15-15 08:49am
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Southern Bukkake
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bkreidercrhl's Reply
Thanks for getting back to me with this information. Knowing that the resolutions are good I think I'll follow your recommendation and add this site to my list of sites to join.
Have you been a member at Cum on Her Face recently? The site isn't listed here but it still seems to be active.
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03-15-15 08:46am
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1165
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Twistys
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85.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Huge site (7000+ videos)
- Photos and videos
- Several resolutions offered
- Updates daily
- Good navigation and search functions
- Allows download managers
- TBP/PU discount |
| Cons: |
- Wide gap in file sizes between medium and high resolution
- Download speeds vary but are mostly slower than average
- Primarily a solo girl site |
| Bottom Line: |
I’ve been an active internet porn buyer for more than 15 years and I had to ask myself why I’d never joined Twisty’s since it seems to be one of the larger and more popular sites around. So I joined. I realize that a lot of any reaction to a site is subjective and my subjective response to the site is that it lacks any real heat. In is recent review of the site, Graymane hit the nail on the head when he noted that the site seems to be lacking heat. For me, I think a lot of that lack of heat comes from the fact that this isn't the kind of site I’d usually join. Objectively it’s a great site, but subjectively it isn't for me.
The site uses a ‘trick’ commonly used by many sites in that it sells itself as a network when it really isn't. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but there is a main site where everything in available and then the ‘sites’ allow you to filter the scenes and photos further. For example, all the hardcore scenes can be filtered by selecting the ‘site’ called “Twisty’s Hard.”
The site is huge with more close to 7700 videos uploaded. 385 of those feature b/g hardcore sex. 186 are lesbian and the remainder are solo girl. The site caters to photo collectors too, with equal emphasis on photos. (I’d prefer to tell you exactly how many photo sets are available but I ran out of patience. The site only allows the user to advance two pages at a time and after advancing through almost 400 pages of videos two pages at a time I just couldn’t bring myself to do that again. This is a minor flaw that should be fixed.)
I collect videos so this review will be on that part of the site.
The videos are mostly offered in three resolutions, 240, 480 and 720. Ordinarily I’d opt for the 720 for quality but I always look for a balance of resolution and file size. A problem with the site is that there is a vast chasm between the file sizes for the 480 and the 720 resolutions. It wasn’t unusual to have a scene where the 480 resolution was 500MB and the 720 was more than 2GB. Because of that difference I opted to go with the 480 and those are 1024x576 and 3000kb/s. There are some scenes that offer a fourth resolution of 1080 and with those there tends to be less of a gap between the 480 and 720 files. I can’t say how many scenes offer the 1080 resolution because they aren't marked and it isn't an option on even most of the newest updates.
Speaking of updates, the site doesn’t disappoint in that there is one new video and one photo set added per day.
The site allows download managers and I had no problem using one. I had no issues with links timing out but most of my links were never more than a half hour old anyway. I didn’t encounter any download limits. One problem I did encounter was a wide variation in download speeds. There were times when I saw downloads as fast as 15MB/s but there were a lot more times when the speeds were lower than 3MB/s.
My three biggest complaints about the site are purely subjective and I haven’t factored them into the score. Depending on your tastes these may be seen as positives for you. The site is primarily a solo girl site and that isn't something that I collect. I find solo scenes boring because they lack any interaction with another person. I find that interaction, when done right, creates a sexual tension and for me that’s where the heat comes from. Second, the site seems to favor models with large breasts, whether they’re real or fake. This is especially true of the older videos as the newer ones do seem to have a bit better balance between smaller-breasted models and ginormous-breasted models. The final complaint is that there aren't a lot of anal scenes and those that are offered are mostly older and with European models. (As an aside, searching for anal scenes will bring up hundreds, but they include solo scenes in that count too. To be fair, once you get the search results for anal you can then further sort by site and selecting “Twisty’s Hard” will give you all the hardcore scenes. If you’re interested in this niche, there are only 23.)
Overall the site is well laid out and it is relatively easy to find what you’re looking for. You can sort by model, there is an effective search function and they use tags effectively. Navigating is easy here.
The bottom line is that this is a great site as long as you know in advance what you’re getting: the site is primarily a solo girl site that offers both videos and photo sets and they add in some hardcore b/g and lesbian to keep things interesting and to offer something for everyone. The site has some flaws but overall they do more right than they do wrong. I won’t be back (for the subjective reasons I’ve noted) but I would recommend the site to someone who likes solo girl stuff with a sprinkling of relatively tame hardcore. The site certainly delivers on that. |
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03-15-15 08:43am
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Anabolic.com
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qvtta's Comment
This sucks. In its day, Anabolic was my favorite porn studio and they knocked out some amazing porn. I hope that this is a biller problem and not a site problem. I see that the secondary biller is Epoch and I trust them but I don't know how easy it is to get billed through them.
If your membership does finally get resolved can you post a review or at least a comment with some details please? Information on file resolutions would be great.
And welcome to PornUsers. I hope you stick around and continue to contribute.
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03-14-15 06:51am
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Ghetto Gaggers
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mbaya's Comment
I'm no fan of download limits but I can live with reasonable ones. The problem is defining what's reasonable and you hit the nail on the head. 20GB per days sounds reasonable, but is it when a scene can be as much as 3GB? I don't think so... They need to up the limit (or scrap it altogether).
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03-14-15 06:46am
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Blacked.com
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pat362's Review
Thanks for the review pat. I agree that the site needs some growth, especially at the price they're charging. When I joined I got a discount offer in the email but as I stated in an earlier forum thread I stopped getting those email offers from all Fame sites. Maybe they were losing money on me because I took them up on their offers so often... (I'm just kidding, because by using their offers I pretty much retained a recurring membership by cancelling and rejoining on a new discount offer almost immediately so all I was getting were the new updates.) They really need a discount. There was a lot of buzz about the site when it first came out but now that it has died down $30 for this volume of porn isn't a good deal no matter how great the scenes are.
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03-14-15 06:44am
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Khan's Poll
I think that it is likely that all of us who post here are probably both smarter and pickier than the average porn surfer just by virtue of being here. For most of us here porn surfing (and more important, buying) is a hobby rather than randomly browsing through a tube site to relieve some 'stress.'
I'm guessing that the 'average' porn surfer these days is someone who relies on tube sites for stolen porn. That alone definitely makes a vast majority of us here different from an average surfer.
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03-14-15 06:39am
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Southern Bukkake
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bkreidercrhl's Review
I love sites like this but wasn't aware of this one. Thanks for posting the review. This seems like Cum on Her Face which I don't think updates any more. I liked that for the many outdoor bukkakes they had and some of the zany peripheral things they did. In one scene one of the female models arrived to an outdoor bukkake on a bike where the pedals drove a dildo up and down through the seat and fucked her while she rode.
I note that the TBP specs on the site list it has having really low resolutions on the downloads. Can you post some info on that please? If they use a resolution on newer scenes that reflects what is average in the 21st century then I'll likely join. If the scenes are really still 352x240 then I'll stay away. A resolution like 352x240 belongs in the 1990s. Any information you can provide will be appreciated.
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03-14-15 06:36am
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Teen Mega World
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Reply of
lk2fireone's Review
Great review of a great site. I'm a fan of it too.
I agree 100% that using numbers as scene names is annoying. I hope some webmasters see your comment and think about it. I usually rename the scenes as I download them but it would be nice to have the option of renaming later and still having some hope of knowing what the scene is.
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03-14-15 06:31am
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Nuru Massage
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PigPoke's Reply
I understand what you mean. I can't watch more than a few scenes back-to-back because they get repetitive, but I still like the site and the scenes a lot. For me, a quirk is that the scene set-up is probably more important than the sex itself so that's one of the reasons I like this site and the whole massage niche in general.
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03-14-15 06:28am
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Khan's Poll
I don't have a lot of interaction with webmasters, but when I do it does influence me. I'm keeping a recurring membership going for one site now because I want to support a really customer-friendly webmaster.
There are other sites that I won't ever rejoin due to a bad experience. In one case I was accused of site ripping in one day that was later found to be the site's weak security that allowed someone to hack in and steal everything. The webmaster admitted his mistake but didn't apologize. But the real winner is a webmaster who threatened me with legal action for posting a review here that said the site was streaming only. It was streaming only and I guess he wanted that to remain a secret to fleece others.
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03-08-15 08:14am
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1174
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Woodman Casting X
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Jay G's Comment
I'm not 100% sure but I think the lower price is for Woodman Casting X and if you pay the higher price you get Wake Up 'n Fuck too. WUNF is worth the membership fee. It isn't considered a stand-alone site here so there is no way to add a review, but it is a great site. Let me know if you want more information on WUNF.
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03-06-15 07:44am
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roseman's Poll
I don't trust tour pages that won't let me see what they have to offer. If they have a great site why not let me see it? Unless the site gets rave reviews I won't join a site that won't even let me see what models they have before kicking me to their join page.
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03-06-15 07:42am
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