Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Full access 7 day trial for $10 through TBP
+ Almost all original content. Some shared DDF and Holly Randall content.
+ Lots of content: About 650 hardcore photo sets and 4800 pic sets overall and all sets have zip function. About 1500 videos.
+ Membership includes Suze Classics for those looking to fill their 80's and 90's porn fix (that site factors into all the stats mentioned here).
+ Newest pics have 2400x1600 resolution and newest vids are HD with 1080 resolution. Newest vids have a stream option and multiple download options including wmv and mp4 files.
+ Good consistent download speeds of between 1MB - 2 MB/sec up to 6 channels.
+ Starting to remaster some of the old content
+ If you like glamor porn this is probably one of the best sites to visit. Has porn star from today back to the 80's.
+ Multiple weekly updates and all updates are dated for future reference.
Cons:
- Search function and tags are a mess and not real helpful.
- There is a model directory but no model info.
- No screen caps or ability to preview vids. I couldn't make the stream function jump ahead, I had to wait for the movie to buffer in order to jump while watching on line.
- Quality takes a nose diver prior to 2010 with no HD vids and pic sets maxing out at 1000x1600 with most sets having smaller pics. Older vids don't have stream capability so you have to download them to know what they're like and the quality can be almost unwatchable by today's standards.
- Fairly generic porn with mostly known porn stars.
- Some advertising on each page.
- There is a forum and FAQ section but it looks to be pretty much dead.
Bottom Line:
I last joined this about 5 years ago and dug it since it had a lot of content, decent pic sizes and decent videos for the time. However, time is not always kind and this site has been left a bit in the dust and it's caused me knock 8 points off of my original score. Here's the lowdown:
PICS: I still this site primarily as a photo site. There are more vids now but pix are what Suze got started doing back in the 70's and this is what Holly Randall, who does the shoots today, mostly focuses on. Tons of pics but most sets have less than 50 pics which is a bit skimpy. The sets, at least the older ones, also have jumbled material so when you look at them online or unzip the folders the content doesn't progress smoothly from beginning to end. This was the case 5 years ago and is so today. The oldest material (probably half) has pic sizes that work only if you view porn on your phone. They are slowly (I mean slowly) remastering some old stuff into larger sizes but only by scanning the original pics which results in some graininess. Everything has zips.
VIDS: The newest vids are great but there aren't a lot of them. As mentioned, the lack of a preview or screen caps isn't fun, especially when probably 2/3 of the vids don't have in browser stream options. The quality is all over the board to on the older vids, some are fine and others aren't worth it. Personally, I got frustrated because I'm not going to DL and watch a slew of vids just to see if I like the content.
NAV: Navigation, in a word, "bites". The navigation is the same system they've since they opened I think and it shows. You can search pix by tags but you can't search videos this way, you have to search all "hardcore" for example to find the vids mixed in with the pix. You only get 10 search results by page and you can only jump ahead or behind by a few pages. When you have 100's of scenes with the same tag this is a pain. Also, if you relied on the tag "hardcore" you would think they stopped shooting hardcore in 2010. Nope. You have to look under different tags to find the newer stuff. Some vid scenes of the same photo shoot also have different tags. A small minority of tagged scenes do not appear in the tag search results either. Basically this site is too big for this crap and it definitely hurt the final score. They need to scrap the status quo and start over on the layout and search/tag system.
I liked this site more before because I was more into glam sites since most amateur or gonzo sites didn't appeal to me. Now, when I look it and see the over saturated colors, small editors choice photo sets and porn stars past their prime doing generic scenes it doesn't do as much for me. DDF, 21stsextury, the WOW sites, teenmegaworld and others do a much better job of giving you fresh faces, quantity, quality and all in a more user friendly package.
Overall, I still recommend the site given the vast amount of original material it has and the ability to look at the "classic" porn of the last few decades. Also, a lot of the content is decent in quality and the stuff within the last 18 months or so is top notch in terms of HD vids and large pic sizes. So, it's worth a join but probably not for month, the 7 day trial is probably all you need unless you have limited time to hunt through the site to find all the goodies.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Decent price through TBP ($15 a month)
+ Decent amount of content (about 370 HD scenes as of this date)
+ Some exclusive content
+ Regular Updates, about 5 to 7 per week
+ Huge picture sets with zips and has multiple options for the size of the thumbnail galleries.
+ Good download speeds on vids (600-700 kbs, up to 6 channels using a broadband connection)
+ Multiple view options (stream, HD download in .wmv and iphone / regular formats in Quicktime)
+ 3 bonus video sites (note, most of the vids listed in the TBP facts section counts these vids)
+ Has a "My Favorites" where you can tag favorite scenes and you can leave comments on scenes and rate them.
+ Bills through Epoch
Cons:
- A lot of this content is available through the teenmegaworld.com site. However, the quality of the content is better here.
- Navigation needs updating
- Search function needs a lot of work
- Not Firefox friendly (could only download vids using Internet Exploder browser)
- No screencaps but when looking at the flash movie you can jump ahead quickly through the scenes.
- No model info or real model directory
- No FAQs page or help page, all requests for help must be sent via email.
- More download options on the vids and pics would be nice.
- Cross sales on the signup page
Bottom Line:
It's been a while since I sniffed (not snuffed) out some young Eastern Euro hotties and this site fit the bill and the budget. It's primarily a teen hardcore site with about 20% of the content being solo or lesbian. There's also a fair amount of anal action as well.
PICS: The pics are freakin' huge clocking in at over 5600 pixels and they have zips. Even the old pics are over 3000 pixels. While most sets have 100 - 200 pics I wish they had more as they are somewhat repetitive and the action doesn't cover a lot of positions. You get to chose your thumbnail size but, sadly, they only show 25 thumbs per page. There is a slideshow but it only works with the default low rez photos (about 900x600). To see the hi rez stuff you have to zip them or click on the low rez photo and have a new window open up that shows the high rez photo. The only zip option is high rez.
VIDEOS: As I said, good download speeds and the movies are about 20 - 30 minutes long. Again, the vids are good size (see TBP for all the specs, they seem accurate). Sadly, you can only download in HD using .wmv but thankfully they're not massive files (around 1 gig per movie). The iphone and regular movies are only available in Quicktime but they still look good. Each movie is available in a flash stream mode and you can jump around fairly quickly. No screen caps so watch the flash vid or scan the pics to see if you like it. Like I said, I couldn't get video downloads to work in Mozilla (old and new versions) so some of you might not dig that.
NAVIGATION: From what I've read, this site seems to have grown a lot in the last year and the growing pains have caught up with it. There is no model directory or model info. The scenes are poorly tagged so typing in a search request gives you spotty results at best. There are only a couple of general categories listed so that's no help either. You best bet is just to page through it all but that's a pain in the ass too. You get 12 scenes per page. After that you can either go "next page", "back page" or "last page" to jump to the end. They really need a page jump system and they need jump capabilities at both the top and bottom of each page, not just the bottom like they have now. Too much clicking and scrolling right now.
I also don't understand why they have a bunch of "tube video" stuff on each page and as a category. This is a pretty good quality site that I paid money for so why would I want to look at nonexclusive tube quality videos? Sometimes more is less though some may disagree with me on this one.
The bonus sites are nothing to write home about. Mostly second tier movies and amateur stuff (no HD here, just normal vid sizes) through some other service. Nothing exclusive or new about them as is typical with most bonus content. Like the tube video stuff, I'd say they've grown enough where they really don't all this extra stuff at this point to justify the price of admission.
Overall, the quality of their content is very good and the girls are mostly cute (no heavy set types here). If you've recently joined teenmegaworld then I'd pass on this site unless you want to upgrade the quality since it's far better here than at that site. Given the price and quality it's a good site. The nonexclusivity of a lot of their content, the navigation and the search issues hold this site back a few points but still worth it in my book.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Daily updates back to July '06
+ No DRM
+ Good sized pics (most 1600x1065 or larger) and all have zips
+ Many HD vids (1280 wmv) and rest come in up to 512 or 640 wmv
+ Some exclusive content and a good content mix (about 2/3 HC and the rest is lez and solo)
+ Decent $15 month discount through TBP
Cons:
- Navigation and technical issues caused unnecessary pain and suffering
- Lots of nonexclusive photo sets and partial sets
- Quality can vary from OK to very good
- Not DL manager friendly
- Issues with having to keep logging in
- Incomplete model directory
- Large-ish opaque watermark in lower right cornor on all pics and some vids
Bottom Line:
The bottom line here is that this site initially comes across as being in the same general family as 1byday or Pixandvideo but it's really more the red headed step child as it ain't getting, or giving, enough love and is stuck with the second tier material.
When you log in you can view the material by model directory, some general categories or the monthly calendar layout. The model directory is incomplete so it's easiest to view by the calendar. You don't know if a certain day is a pic or vid unless you hold your browser pointer over it (files ending in F = photo, V = vid and A = both although there are very few pics to see in these). There were also a few other technical glitches I came across but nothing too bad.
Click on a day and new window pops up (must turn off pop-up blocker). Then you select the vid size or photo. Sometimes you get another window, sometimes not. This makes it ill sutied to DL managers. Don't open any other windows or make browser changes because you'll be logged out. Don't leave the site unattended for more than 10 minutes or you get logged out. After a few hours you'll get logged out. Each time you have to circle back to where you left off.
Photos. Most of the photos are nonexclusive except for the photos that have matching vid sets (most sets don't have pics and vids, just one or the other). The nonexclusive stuff ranges from the older and more obscure stuff not many have seen to the stuff on every megasite. Some of the nonexclusive stuff gets pixeled at the 1600 level. The exclusive sets can be incomplete in comparison to the vids and are smaller (most come in at around 60 to 80 pics). There are some HD pic sets (3500x2300) but you'll be pressed to find more than 20 per set and they download seperately and copy the the regular resolution pics of the set so it's more of a novelty than an attraction.
Videos. The vids are pretty good except for the first few months were quality is average. Pretty much all the vids come in up to 512 or 640 wmv and the download speeds are OK. The quality on the vids is generally better than the pics and there are more vids than photo sets on this site. There are more HD vids with the newer material (2008).
The updates (daily) vary. Some months you get a bunch of pics, others a bunch of vids. When the photo and vid sets match, the "mate" set can be weeks or months apart.
The actors are all euro models except for some of the nonexclusive stuff. Most of the women are attractive but not many total hotties like the more premium sites. It claims to be brutally HC but there's really nothing too brutal about it but there is some anal and dp action.
Overall, the site isn't bad considering the price and the amount of content. If you can get over the technical issues it's not bad but the quality does vary, especially on pics. I wanted to give a higher score when I first joined but for now an 83 seems appropriate in my book.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
- Excellent photography
- Mostly attractive girls from all over the world
- Good customer service
- No DRM
- Multiple photo download options
- Good customer support
Cons:
- Video quality is average
- Most of the models are not very "livley"
- Wish there were more models to choose from
Bottom Line:
As the for the good, this is a very good "art" site with no hardcore, toys and very little lesbianism. the photography is first rate with photo download options ranging from 1200 to 6000 pixels (who but the truly obsessed is going to download and view a 6k picture). Right now there are about 160 different models with the majority having multiple sets. There is a little info about each model which is nice.
As for the so-so part of this review (which is why I scored at as I did), a lot of the models are east european and Peter seems to lake the ability to bring them out of their shell. Many models have an ambivalent look about their posing that may be euro kosher but lacks fizz by US standards. Some of the girls are sizzling hot while many are simply good looking teens. The sets also tend to get a bit repetitive at times.
I wish there were more models to choose from and that Peter would get a little more creative.
All in all, it's a pretty good site. However, for the money, I would probably consider joining Met-Art (never been a member) over Hegre-Art again.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Exclusive content that updates 5x a week.
+ Good $10, 30 day membership through TBP.
+ Great 2500 x 1700 pics with zips and true 1080 HD vids with good download speeds. 4 DL options for vids including mobile device sized. Also streaming available with good speeds and ability to jump within a scene.
+ Smallish watermarks
+ Attractive girls (18 - 30 range) with few "enhancements". A good mix between porn stars and more unknowns, at least to me.
+ A unique site in terms of the artistic and hardcore factors it tries to combine.
+ A good mix of content (about 40% HC, 40% solo, and 20% lez).
+ User ratings and comments sections and social media connections.
Cons:
- Tags / search engine is poor.
- Navigation needs an overhaul.
- Some ads on main page and when logging in.
- Prechecked cross sale on signup.
- The "artistic" feel the site is trying to convey gets lost with bad lighting, bad composition and iffy camera / cropping work.
- Very few positions shown for all scenes.
- Has a model directory but with very little info.
- You get timed out somewhat quickly and there are capcha's every time you log in.
- A fair amount of photoshopping and post production effects going on.
- More complicated than usual cancellation process. Web based cancel system doesn't seem to work (call or use email -- aka: don't wait until the end before trying to cancel). Also, must cancel at least 7 days before end of 30 days to keep from getting rebilled.
Bottom Line:
This is my first voyage into the world of "heartcore" / "lovecore" figuring it looked like it had great quality and would be something different. True, it was different. You won't find anal, dp's, gagging and the like here which is fine by me. I'd like to think that years of overexposure to gonzo porn and too much degrading porn (sort of the default it seems) has made me so jaded to my inner sensitive new age guy. However, even using that standard of measure this site just didn't seem to add up for me. Here's the lowdown:
PICS: The setup looked good. Site has about 125 HC, 56 lez, and 106 solo sets (all have 100 or more pics) and the pics are quite large with zips. However, it quickly broke down. When viewing in browser, the default setting is for a slideshow but you can click to a thumbnail layout. If you click on a thumbnail and go back a page you get the slideshow again. Way too much clicking. You can only view the full sized pics by DL'ing the zips; the inbrowser view is only 800x550. Additionally, you can't even see all the thumbnails and the way the thumbnails are laid out (horizontal as opposed to the usual vertical) you have to use their in browser "forward arrow" which is clunky at best.
There are several photographers working here and most seem to be too damn artsy for their own good. Lots of scenes use natural lighting which results in dark pics and lots of shadows. Also the default seems to be to have the camera in a fixed position which limits the angles and views we're used to seeing.
For hardcore, there is a big focus on foreplay which results in only about 2 positions for actual sex. Given that the camera seems trapped in a fixed position for many scenes the result is that it often feels like your watching a scene from some 1980's Hustler where they couldn't show actual penetration, you just sorta know they're doing it. The lack of positions comes across in the lez and solo stuff too. I guess I like more variety as opposed to just soaking in what's in front of me.
While you get about a lot of pics per set, most of it seems to be a mosaic masterclass - here's a pose but in one frame you get a head, another the torso, another a leg, here's another with some artistic blurriness, etc. The vids are better in this respect but it does gets frustrating regarding the pics. I guess when I think artsy I think of some originality and professional output. A lot of these scenes feel more like someone who knows photography but hasn't shot porn before and isn't quite up to it.
VIDS: About 130 HC, 120 solo, and 60 lez. In browser stream works great and the HD is real HD which looks great ... meaning it's only as great as the way the scene was shot. My main complaint with the vids is their composition and artsy feel which is mostly identical to the issues I outlined in the "pics" section above. A lot of the vids have music in the beginning, some music go throughout.
NAV: Yet another site that built a navigation system when they were small and it no longer works for beans once they've grown. I already groused about the in browser pic issues. The scenes have tags but they are limited. If you search under tags, say "brunette", you'll get a result saying there are 182 scenes. However, it will only bring up 30: there is no way I can see to show them all. The tags are too few (some scenes are mistagged too) and too generic given the number of scenes they have.
If you poke around under their 3 general categories of HC, solo, and lez you'll find that recent updates aren't included. The only way to look at everything is to go through every page of updates - which only lets you jump back or ahead a few pages at a time.
I give this site an 82 because of the quality, the amount of content and the hot girls. However, for me they missed the boat on what they were trying to achieve. This is not porn for women since the focus seems mostly centered on the girls and there is no real talking or kissing-centric theme and the HC ends with a body or facial cumshot. The softer artistic side of porn put forth here seems to get washed over by the crop / framing jobs, low lighting and one position camera angles in many scenes. Those who like artsy porn may be interested in this but I think that for most the HC isn't the hardcore we're used to seeing (and not just the gonzo / rough sex stuff, just the composition in general). The softcore / lez stuff with an artsy feel is done much better by places like HegreArt, MetArt and the like.
I guess I went into this with my hopes set a bit too high. I think this site would work best for someone who digs softcore and art photography and might be looking to try some hardcore. If, like me, you have more of a hardcore background then you're more likely to walk away disappointed.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
++ $2.75 2 day full access trial through TBP
++ Newest pix go up 4,000 pixels though most stop at 3,000.
++ Daily updates for photo sets (about 1300 photo sets and 600 vids on main site)
++ Years of material on site(s)
+ Generally decent professional photo and lighting work
+ All photosets have zip functions and you can zip in 1k, 2k, or 3/4k mode
+ About 100 or so 1280x720 vids with decent download speeds
+ Access to 8 other sites
+ No DRM limits
+ Uses major billing companies
+ Small watermarks on pics and vids
+ Video options include full scene, clips and streaming
+ Has a detailed search function and a model directory with some bio material
+ Has a support and FAQ section
Cons:
-- Nonexclusive content
-- Not a site for hardcore fans
-- The bonus sites no longer update
-- Quality really drops once you go back a few years in both pics and vids.
- Cross sales on sign-up page
- Navigation could use some work
- Only a couple of screen caps showing video contents (needs more)
- Have to type in password info for each site (and you get some long randomly generated password when you join)
- WMV only file option for downloading vids
- Vids only update once or twice a week
Bottom Line:
I last joined this site about 5 years ago and decided to to the trial option to see what's changed. In short, not much and that's not necessarily a good thing. There really isn't anything to not like about it but it is a mostly softcore nonexclusive content site (if you like your action hardcore, skip this network) that mostly left me feeling "meh".
PICS: It's nice to see a site that lets you zip in multiple sizes. As noted above, the newest stuff goes up to 4000 pixels however some pixelation occurs at this level on a few sets. The downside is that the quality drops to about 2k sizes when you get to early 2009 and rapidly drops to 1k sizes thereafter. All pics come up in a separate screen. Most of this is stuff that you've seen before and not necessarily a models best offerings.
VIDS: Good download speeds and about 100 newer HD vids. Bad news is that once you get past the HD sizes, the vids fairly quickly drop to 480x320 and the quality of the older stuff is average at best. If you like HC there are only about 40 HC vids in total (1 in HD). Even though I have high speed, the streaming stuff was only OK I had problems jumping forward on some of the streams.
OTHER: It does have a good and mostly complete search engine but it's not entirely intuitive (it took me a few minutes to figure out how to find all the HC vids). Jumping around to different pages requires some clicking too. It's not bad (better than some other good sites) but it does need a few tweaks like adding "softcore", "lez" and "HC" categories, etc.
All the bonus sites stopped updating at least a year ago so they don't really have anything to offer assuming you've been around the porn block a time or two. The pic size and video quality on those sites is mostly second rate by today's standards.
TBP gave this site a "87" score which I can't justify. It's nonexclusive content and once you go back to early 2009 the quality starts to rapidly drop off. It is mostly softcore and, as I noted, these aren't what I would consider the models best work. For me, Twistys, VivThomas, Teendreams and others do a better job with this genre of site than Babelicious does. When I was last a member here I thought the site held up pretty well in comparison to what was going on at the time. Not so much any more. It's not a rip-off by any means but others do it better now.
Was a member approx. 2 months prior to this review.
Pros:
+ Great $10, 7 day full access trial through TBP
+ Full access preview before joining (can't view individual sets but can view all model and category content)
+ Very professional production
+ 17 categories of photoshoots, all sets have zips
+ No DRM
+ Top quality models for the most part
Cons:
- Updates only every other day
- Videos are in short clips only
- You've probably already seen the older content
- Pics max out at 1280 pixels
- Limited model info
Bottom Line:
Vivthomas is a top notch photographer who's stuff you've probably already seen on sites like Teendreams, ATKgalleria, and others. His focus on Euro glam porn. This is my second time joining and I only hopped on for the trial.
For those interested in vids, forget this site and consider Vivthomasvideo. All you get are short clips and access to some streaming vids. I didn't really mess around with this but I note that the clips played at 640x480 in wmv. Most of this stuff is only a few minutes long.
The pics are the real reason to go here. He does a very professional job in terms of production value and overall quality. Very few blurry shots or bad lighting. He also uses a variety of sets so it's not overly reptitive. Most sets have fewer than 100 pics which I tend to like since you don't get 10 shots of the same thing. There is a small watermark in the cornor of the pics.
The hardcore was good but it doesn't update that often. Viv is probably at his best when shooting solo models. He does a good job of shooting lingerie and seems to bring out some sexiness in the models which a lot of sites seem to lack. There's 17 categories to choose from and you get about 650 models and there's about 165k pics. Some models have bios and bits about them but most don't have anything. The model directory appears to be complete and accurate.
There is also a forum which has a fair amount of activity and you can buy his dvds from the site too.
I'm only scoring this site an 82 because so much of his older content is leased out that I've seen most of it before. The new stuff is exclusive but it too will eventually start cropping up elsewhere. I certainly had no problem getting what I wanted during the trial period and if you've been around porn for a while you shouldn't have any problem getting by on a trial either.
I'm also scoring the site an 82 because of the lack of video content. Granted, he has a video site which costs more but I think I'd rather see him merge the two sites together and charge a bit more to get all the content.
My last reason for the score is that his photos sometimes appear in larger sizes on other sites. I just joined Teendreams and their Vivthomas pics are much larger. You get a little graininess but it's minimal. So all I have to say is "Viv, grow 'em bigger!".
So, if you like pics, like hot euro babes and want a cheap distraction, then I suggest checking it out.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Good $10, 7 days full access trial
+ Also get full access to suze.net and suzevideo
+ Definite retro porn from the 80's and 90's
+ Pics remastered up to 1200x850 with zips
+ Good quality vids
+ Exlusive updates (er, "retrodates" perhaps) 3-4x a week
+ No DRM
Cons:
- No video and pic set overlap (aka - no pic sets and vids of the same scene)
- No real HC photosets
- Site still smallish
- Prechecked cross-sale(s) on sign-up page
- Advertising on the pages but no too annoying
Bottom Line:
If unshaved muff and names like Raqueal Darrian, Savannah, Christi Canyon and Teri Weigel bring back fond memories then this site might be worth donning your smoking jacket, trimming your 'stache and sitting back to go stroking with the oldies. This site features porn US stars from the 80's and 90's.
Here's the basic breakdown:
Pics: There are about 110 sets and all have zip. Three sizes going up 1200x850. All are basically digitally scanned photos from the original pic or negative and there is a smallish transparent watermark. Surprisingly there was very little graininess so the quality was good for what they were. The original lighting and cropping sometimes suffered though. The sets are somewhat small (most having less than 50 pics). I counted one true hc set but there were a few psuedo hc sets (no penetration) from the days when the skin mags couldn't show that stuff. This is defintely glam porn so if amateurs are your thing you probably won't be too into this.
Vids: About 75 vids using WMV player only. 3 sizes to choose from (300k, 1 gig and 2 gig) and they're about 15 minutes long. The largest sized out at 720x540 and they streamed for me around 350 kbs. Almost all the scenes are HC and remastered from the original film or tape. Again the quality on the remasters was very good but the original lighting and directing sometimes left something to be desired. Still there was some hot action here.
I'm scoring this site on it's own at an 82 simply because it's still growing, the original quality was sometimes suspect and for some reason this site did less for me than I expected it would. As I noted, you also get full access to Suze.net and Suzevideo. When you consider the network as whole, I'd score it around an 89 or 90 because the other two sites save it (See my comment on the suze.net page entitled "Site Stats Update" for what the network currently contains).
They have also added a forum but it's still relatively new, not real informative and the only person from Suze who seems to contribute is Holly Randall (she seems to be running the show now). There is a model directory but it doesn't have much background info on the models themselves. There is also a search function for various sex acts and poses.
If you're into retro porn, the 7 day trial price makes it worth checking out. For me, it was more of reminder of how much better porn is today than it was years ago but there is still some decent stuff there.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
+ Good $10, 5 day full access trial through TBP
+ No DRM
+ Daily Updates (1 scene or set per day)
+ Pics go up 2300x3500 with multiple sizes and multiple zip formats
+ Full preview allowed before joining
+ HD movies (HD in quality but not size)
+ Good search function, easy navigation
Cons:
- Nonoriginal content
- No more bonus sites
- Some pic sets get grainy in largest sizes
Bottom Line:
This is a site that has loads of potential but can't quite get there in terms of the final score.
This is probably more of a pic site than a movie site which is fine by me. There are about 375 picture sets which have 140 to 200 pics ranging from 1000 to 3500 pix (you can zip in three different sizes). The size is great but some sets get grainy. About 20% are hardcore, 15% lesbian and the rest are solo. Pics also have a slideshow function.
The vids, about 80, have a few percent more hc scenes than the photos. They come in at 640x480 with a 4200 stream rate (my download speeds were generally good). The quality is very good. You can download clips or full scenes (full scenes come it around 500mb sizes) and they run about 20 to 30 minutes.
They offer daily updates, good search and a calendar look showing the updates of the day for each month if you like. Navigation is easy. They also offer a great preview where you can look at the vids available and every thumbnail in every photoset.
With so much great stuff why not a great score? The answer is the nonexclusive content. They rely heavily on Viv Thomas material so if you've been a member there you've seen a lot of this. I recognized almost all the hc sets from Viv and other sites like Twistys and Karupspc and Sexybabes. Most of the softcore looked familiar as well. Some of the pics didn't stand up to being enlarged so big and some colors got a bit fatigued as well in the process.
Given that this is a Newsensations spinoff I think the score could have been helped by tossing in a couple of NS sites as bonuses. The bonus sites mentioned by earlier reviews now seem to be gone.
If this site had some original content and/or some decent bonus material I'd be pushing the score to near 90 but the nonexclusive nature hurts in this case.
If you haven't been to Vivthomas or some of the more mainstream porn sites recently then I think this is good site to visit. For those who have I think it's a question if you want the bigger pics (Vivthomas doesn't put his pic resolution as high as they do here) or to update your collection. I don't see any reason to stay for longer than the trial given the lack of exclusive material unless you don't really have any of this material.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
+ Almost all exclusive material focusing on the "teen" niche with 7 years of material available
+ No DRM
+ All pics come in 1600x1060 format with zips
+ Updates 5 days a week
+ Good $3 3 day full trial and $20 monthly membership through TBP
Cons:
- Navigation is a pain but tolerable
- Primarily a photo site but there vids available
- Cancellation can be an adventure keep your sign up info on hand when you do cancel
- Some advertising on site to buy their products
- Older vids are very big and some only come in clips
- Inconsistent image sizes when you zip download
Bottom Line:
18Eighteen.com is proof once again that abstinence only education does not work. 18Eighteen started out as a magazine and apparently continues as such as well as the website. Like most porn magazines, they haven't fully embraced the on-line aspects and as such the site does suffer a bit.
Navigation is a pain in the butt. There is a model directory but it is pretty bare bones and offers no real preview of whats available. Most of the images are in the monthly magazine section. You get about 9-12 updates a month there. You have to click on each model to see what their set contains. Then they have other sections where updates are sometimes posted. You really have to dig through the whole site to find everything.
All the models have photo sets with the large pics. Like others have noted, if you do a zip on the older material you might get something smaller than 1600x1060. That seems to have been fixed with the newest postings. I thought the images were mostly good quality although some of the older stuff gets grainy in the large size. I did notice a couple of dead links on the images.
The models are not glam, for the most part they are attractive teens. Most of the material is softcore with some dildo action and you get about 4 or 5 exclusivee hardcore sets per month.
You also get access to the now expired Babyface mag images which are mostly softcore. Their achieve goes back to 2001 with Babyface only having about 16 months (100 models) worth of material.
Like I said this site isn't really about the vids. Download speeds were just OK but the older vids sometimes only offered clips and came in at 320x240 on wmp. The newest vids come in at 640x480 but the majority are in the smaller range. There are probably around 100 vids and dvds, maybe more.
I have been a member here numerous times in the past before they jacked their fees and excluded the full trial last year. It's good to see this discounts back. Cancelling was a little strange. My info was not listed on the processor site and I had to cancel through the website itself. I did not get a cancellation confirmation email until the next day. A little strange but it worked.
I like the fact that the teens are cute and natural (no plastic here) and the production value is pretty good. It's almost all exclusive and, being a picture lover, this is good site in my book. If you've never been you could probably get all you wanted through a couple of trial joins but at $20 a month that wouldn't be bad either. It's not worth staying for more than a month unless you're a really big fan of the content.
I would score this site in the high 80's if they got their their navigation fixed, fixed some of the technical problems and had more movies available in the larger size. A very good site to check out on the trial though.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ $10 a month thru TBP (you can renew for less than that going through cancellation)
+ Bills through Epoch
+ Almost 7900 scenes of hardcore porn going back over 14 years over a 40 site network with thousands of porn stars (big emphasis on American babes)
+ All scenes have pics with zips and vid downloads sized from postage stamps to 4k monsters
+ Updates about 10-12 times a week
+ Navigation is pretty easy
+ Access to VR content without paying extra
+ Streaming vids have the small pop up window showing what action is occuring where when you move across the time bar.
+ Professionally produced content with good lighting and generally good production values
+ There is “live show” content that has been archived for those who like that stuff
Cons:
- Cross checked presale upon signup
- Ads, upsells and (new to me) offers to text with favorite porn star (cause you know all she's doing is waiting for you to send her a dic pic)
- Download speeds vary a lot, from acceptable (2 mb/sec) to 1990's call me in 3 days when the download is done (single digit kb/sec ... yes, that's “kilobyte per second”). Steaming at even the lowest resolutions can be challenging a times too.
- Things get real repetitive real quick. Very little imagination or originality here. Just a generic hardcore site.
- 40 sites on the network but the only two themes are co-eds and milfs.
- Lots of tats and lots of silicone.
- Some sites are dead and most only update sporadically but given the over all uniform nature of the site it's too big of a deal (the sites aren't really niche specific)
- Obviously, the oldest content isn't nearly as good in quality as the more recent stuff.
- Have do a “check the boxes that apply” captcha every log in (challenging for my IQ).
Bottom Line:
So, let's face facts. In short, given the sheer volume of downloadable porn at your finger tips you really can't go wrong for a $10 monthly membership. Hell, I spent more than that on a 6-pack at the store the other day. However, unless you're used to sipping the low end crapola (beer or porn, doesn't matter) you're gonna get tired of this place in short order. Yes, you do have some cuties in the form of co-eds and some mighty fine milfs but the lack of originality and repetitiveness of the scenes kill the fun fairly soon (Look! A big chested tatted up gal getting it on with the neighbor checking the usual position boxes. Repeat ad infinitum.) Toss in the god awful download speeds that rear their ugly head in seemingly random times and you won't be spending month after month here. Here's the details:
PICS: I have to say that pics are actually one of the highlights here for me now. The early stuff (start to early 2013) is only 1000x670 but after that it jumps to 1300x900 and then to 2000x1600 in 2014. Do note that the 1300x900 pics almost always come in 150 or 300 dpi so they're effectively twice that size or more assuming you adjust your pics for 72 dpi imaging on your display. As usual there is generally more action in the vids than on the pics. It isn't uncommon for the pics to not really have anything to do with the video scene either which is fine by me (2 for the price of one in my book). A minor beef is that once the resolution size jumps up to 1300x900 or more you get a lot of pics (often 250-400) but you get dozens of pics showing the same damn thing which gets annoying while creating unneccessarily large zip files (500 mb isn't uncommon).
VIDS: I know that my computer and my wireless router aren't setting any speed records but, as noted above, this place can make dying of boredom a real possibility at times. Assuming you get a decent connection the viewing ain't bad though. They claim 1080 going back to about 2009 but some of that I think is suspect since they have been remastering some older content and they claim you can download that in 4k … in other words all you're getting is lower end video fomatted as 1080 or 4k. However, within the last 4 years everything seems good. You can download the short 5 minute version in quicktime, you got mobile downloads, wmv clips and full length, and full length 480, 720, 1080 and 4k. You can stream in 480, 720 or 1080 although a few sites had problems loading streams for me. You also have roku options that I didn't use. VR comes at no extra charge but the VR scenes only come in VR, no 1080, etc. The vids look good even at 480.
NAV: Navigation is not a total disaster here like it often gets on networks of this size. The best way to go is go through by site or by model. A few sites have a lot of pages but you can manually enter the page number in the url to get where you want faster. All scenes are dated. There is model directory that seems complete but has almost no useful info (lots of stars born on January 1, 1600) and the same dreadful lines are used to describe every starlet (“she has a body made for porn and is ready to f*ck”).
Like I said, there isn't a lot of originality going on here. It's all single camera action with the usual set ups and usual positions. There is a little POV but mostly standard shoots through and through. There's very little of anything other than white booty with big tits and tats grinding away. I have to agree with Exotics4me and his review (always read his reviews) that it's about 2/3 milf action and 1/3 co-ed action.
If I had categorize this site in two words it would be “Brazzer's Lite” - you get a lot of the same looking girls but without the production value and less originality (if you can call Brazzer's original but that's a story for another day). For me, this place gets an 81 mostly because of the crapola download speeds I suffered through. Still, for $10 a month, I'll probably come back again in a few years.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
- 10,000+ photo sets with about 1200 hardcore and all have zip function. Newest material is 1600x1070, most is 1280x850 and a few are 800x600.
- 2250 vids with about 1000 hardcore with good download speeds in QT and WMV, most come in 640x480 size
- No DRM
- Small watermarks
- Good trial / discount price through TBP (currently you can join at a 2 day trial for $2.26 through Blue Fantasies and other Twisty's sites)
- Access to about 6 sites with membership
- Very good search function
- Several updates every day
Cons:
- Mostly non exclusive material
- Updates dont' keep up with other "mega" sites (see "bottom line" for discussion)
- Most of the other sites available are Twisty's clones with the exception of Blue Fantasies, Naughtystaff and Annette Dawn
- Pics only come in one size
Bottom Line:
I've been a member at Twisty's in the past and I rejoined on a two day trial membership through Bluefantasies.
There is a ton of content here so if you're rather newish to the porn surfing world you're going to find a lot to like. The content is mostly centered around pornstars in professional style shoots with some amateurish stuff tossed in. However, if you've been around a while you'll recognize most of the sets. There's a lot of material from Vivthomas and pretty much the same material as the Sexy-babes / Dreambabes sites and a few other mega sites. It's been about a year since I was a member at a mega site and quite honestly I only found about 40 "new to me" hardcore sets -- this includes their bonus sites. A lot of their new updates is stuff that other sites seem to have had for a while now.
I will give them Kudos for having a very good search function and model directory. Also I liked the fact that they have upgraded a lot of their older photo sets from 800x600 (which they used to be) to roughly 1020 by 720 or larger now.
The bonus sights, as mentioned, are almost all clones.
Standing on it's own, I'm giving Twisty's a score of 81. If I included bonus sites I'd bump the score up a couple of points more. While the content is good it is nonexclusive and other mega sites do it better with more up to date content. If you're newish to the porn surfing scene then it is well worth checking out; just don't plan to go back anytime soon
Was a member approx. 3 months prior to this review.
Pros:
- Hundreds of attractive porn star models in about 2800 sets (pics and vids each)
- Exclusive content
- Good TBP discount price of $15 month
- Access to 14 sites and some bonus material
- No DRM
- Newer vids come in at a decent size (640 x 480) with a stream rate over 1 mps
Cons:
- Small pics (600 x 800 and oldest sets getting even smaller) with limited positions and most having less than 80 pics per set
- Older vids come in at 320 x 240 with a stream rate around 500 - 600 bps
- Navigation needs work
- Site gets repetitive
- Some sites have stopped updating
Bottom Line:
I used to join this site about once a year and returned a few months ago after about 16 month abscence. What I found was that in terms of quality the network lags behind the pack.
The newer vids (over a 1000 of them) come in at the larger size but only in wmv and real formats but then the quality drops. The older vids are way too small and only come in scenes, not full movies.
For hardcore lovers, Newsensations, MrBiggz, POVfantasy and Jizzbomb are by far the best sites of the bunch. There is some set overlap between the sites but not much. The bonus material didn't really add anything to the network.
I like pictures and the photos only come in at 800 x 600 which is a shame given todays standards. The poses get repetitive and the hardcore content is limited to only a few different positions which tend to be the same from set to set. At 60 - 80 photos per set (the old stuff has even less) there just isn't enough.
The navigation needs work given that it doesn't list all the models in all the sites and after the posts move off the recent updates pagethere is no indication of when a set was posted -- if you've been a member before this is a real pain given the hundreds of models.
If you've never joined then the TBP discount probably makes it worth your while given the volume of material available. For me, I think I'm probably done coming back unless they seriously upgrade their quality.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Over 1800 hundred scenes of mostly attractive younger gals getting their sexy on across a 20 site network.
+ No DRM or download limits.
+ Bills through Epoch, no prechecked cross sales.
+ Updates about 5 times a week.
+ Mostly exclusive content (LustHD and Rubateen sites are just 18xgirls / teenmegaworld content)
+ Good quality vids with good download speeds and multiple download options.
+ Newer vids have tag jumps where you can jump to a specific sex act while streaming. Video streaming works well and has several settings.
+ Navigation is basic but it works well.
Cons:
- The listed TBP price of $9.87 doesn't apply, monthly price is about $18.
- Ads, ads, ads, ads. Ads everywhere.
- Not a picture site, max resolution is 1600x1000 and only goes back a few years.
- Production quality is just average and drops down to amateur on some sites.
- All vids pretty much labelled "HD" although the older content isn't.
- Some sites are dead or update sporadically. Most update 1 to 2 times a month.
- Nothing terribly unique or exciting about the content overall. A generic porn hub.
Bottom Line:
You know you're getting old when I know the last time I visited a site now included in this network PU didn't exist and I was in the last days of a 56k connection. A bit of nostalgia got a hold of me and I decided to take a look again and was pretty much left feeling "meh".
This is a 20 site network with Innocenthigh and Xtrasmall being the two best sites. Perhaps by coincidence these two sites have most of the major porn stars on them too. The network feature mostly US porn stars and a mix of amateur or very short lived porn starlets and the main focus is on hardcore porn (really no anal for those so inclined). Here's the skinny:
PICS: Like I said, this isn't a pic network. Pics max at 1000x1600 but by mid 2013, drop to 1050x750. With sporadic updates, it doesn't take long before you've hit the low end on most sites. Lots of action from vids missing on pics and cropping leaves something to be desired. Several sites may only have a few dozen pics. Scenes that do have lots of pics mostly feature the preshoot tease pics. Not a lot to see here.
VIDS: All sorts of download options (WMV, MP4, HD and standard resolution) as well as different levels for in browser streaming. Download speeds were consistently good (about 3 MB/sec for me). The stream function worked well and I like the tag jump function. You get HD starts about late 2010, before that you have the old standard sized vids. Vids also have screencaps.
NAV: Navigation, although basic, works pretty well. No dead links, everything worked. Tags as usual can be a bit spotty but seem pretty consistent here. The best way to search is by site or by model. Only limited model info provided.
OVERALL: For whatever reason, I wasn't terribly impressed with the site overall. I don't use a DL manager and I was still able to look at and download everything I wanted in about 6 - 8 hours.
A very consistent theme is felt given that a lot of models appear on many of the sites. The POV sites, Teensdoporn and Shesnew sites all had an amateur level feel to them (low production value, spotty lighting and single cam, usually operated by the man). Even the more interesting sites had average production value and some questionable camera angles. There's nothing terrible about the site but, then again, nothing great either.
I see that Maggie just finished a review here giving the network a score of 90. That is definitely too high of score for what you get in comparison to other hardcore sites at that level. In my opinion it's decent network so that's what my score reflects.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Thousands of pic sets and vids to tempt you.
+ Daily updates (hardcore only updates 1-2 times a week)
+ Good sized pics (2000x3000), usually 100+ pics per set and come with zips.
+ Good pricing deal at $10 a month through TBP
+ Generally attractive models and mostly known porn stars.
+ Updates are date stamped.
+ Mostly original content but what they do filters out to other sites pretty quickly.
+ Stream rates were good on all downloads with little variation between high and low traffic
times.
+ No DRM and no d/l limits.
+ Multiple download options for pics and vids including mobile.
+ Variety of scene options (solo, lez, and hardcore).
Cons:
- Navigation, search and layout are a mess.
- Prechecked cross sales on signup and ads when you log in and in the site itself.
- Upsell purchase required to see all of the Twistys content from old.
- HD vids only come in at 720p but still look good.
- Technical problems across the board, just like everyone else who has reviewed this site the last few years (explained below).
- Zips don't work on pic sets older than 2010.
- No vid and/or pic set icons for older scenes.
- Pretty generic in terms of overall scene interest and photography.
- Problem with model names, notably giving "new" names to established Euro girls.
Bottom Line:
For years Twistys (now the Twistysnetwork) was the old reliable. If you wanted a bunch of porn for a reasonable price that's what you got. Nothing flashy or niche based, just good old fashioned naughty bits in a professional package. This used to a standby site for me but with the new network design, new owners and array of issues this one is getting shoved on the back burner. Here's the breakdown:
PICS: Good pic sizes and lots of variety but that's where it ends. For their hardcore, they have one primary photographer so you pretty much see the same type of sex set after set after set. Many of the hardcore sets are heavily cropped so if you like full body shots then this ain't your site. The solo shots are better but they are pretty generic in character. Some problems with photographer using auto focus with too narrow of a focus field (pics get slightly blurry just outside of the central focus dot - probably because the pics are just HD screen grabs from the video shoot and the photographer can't figure out how to change his settings).
VIDS: HD maxes out at 720p but it was good quality and no issue to me. You get in browser playback but it was incredibly choppy - I had to go to the download option and watch there. I lost the ability to hear sound after watching 6 - 8 vids and had to exit the site and re-enter to fix it (sound just fine when downloading though). I had no problems downloading vids like some other recent reviewers noted. Vids usualy 15 - 30 minutes (shorter on the solo, longer on the hardcore).
NAV: This is the part that chapped my ass. The site underwent a major overhaul and like most software upgrades, you often leave some functionality behind. Here it was A LOT of functionality. The site is all flash based but there is no in site flash navigation. If you open a set on page 5 and use your "back" button you go back to page 1 every time. You have to right click and open every scene in a new window or else lose your place. Since you can only move up to two pages at a time you need be careful on a site this sized.
Advanced search is pointless since it relies on tags and the tagging is inconsistent. Model directory seems complete but names on Euro girls are sometimes different.
You lose the ability to download zips before 2010. Also, around 2010 you lose the set / scene icons (all it says is "no pic available") and those that do exist aren't representative of the content or even the model.
You need to upgrade to see all the older / oldest content they have.
Most of these sites (7 in all) simply update across the board with most of the content. This isn't new but it is a pain since if you have to do a lot of digging if you want to see as much as possible (each scene says which site it was updated to but this isn't reliable or consistent).
Overall, this is a decent glam oriented site. However, it could easily be more and better but simply chooses not to be. They've obviously cut their budget and it shows. So, for $10 you can't really go wrong but don't expect to be wowed.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+++ $3 for a 3 day full access trial membership through TBP
+++ Lots of actual American MILFs (no 25 yr olds)
++ Lots of good hardcore action
++ Multiple viewing and DL options for vids plus all vids have accompanying screen cap shots.
++ Exclusive content.
+ Each set has a softcore photo shoot (no softcore vids though)
+ No DRM or DL limits, supports DL manager
+ About 175 scenes, all with pics and vids
+ No watermarks on pics or vids.
+ Pic size comes in at 1600 x 1070, all have zips
+ Good DL speeds (500 to 700 KB/sec for me)
+ Updates are dated so you if you rejoin later you know where to start.
+ No cross sales on sign-up
Cons:
--- Down to 1 update a month.
-- Most every scene is shot the same (especially the pics), it gets repetitive.
-- HD videos aren't HD and the best "non HD" files still come out blurry when viewed full screen.
-- No scene tags or real search function.
- Many of the video trailers for the sets don't work.
- Photo closeup shots are out of focus on body parts (get a camera man who knows how to shoot stills).
- About half the models have boob jobs.
- No model directory or model info.
- Bonus sites didn't work for me.
- Advertising on main page.
- Navigation needs some work.
- Canceling membership a bit of a pain.
Bottom Line:
It's just about time for hunting season around here so thought I try a change of pace and check out some cougars on the prowl. What you get here is actual cougar material (women in their 30's to 50's) with the stretch marks, wrinkles and the occasional hairy bush pouncing on younger porn dudes for some basic sex (no anal, toys or bizaare stuff). The price was right for the trial so I signed up and here's what you get:
PHOTOS: Best quality pics are 1600 x 1070 and each set has zips. Most scenes have about 120 to 150 HC pics. The lighting and production value is pretty good with minimal airbrushing. One beef I had was that on shots closer than full body, something is always out of focus ... get a better camera or someone who knows how to use it. The softcore sets had more pictures than the HC and they're pretty good, no toys used - just posing, gradually stripping and maybe some fingering. For those who like older women stripping and posing, this would be a good site to try. My biggest complaint here is that every freakin' set is shot the same. Couple fully clothed, cougar gets half undressed for sex on back, side and cowgirl. Girl gets naked for reverse cowgirl and doggie. Every set, every time. Apparently imagination is not one of this site's strong suits. There are screen caps for each scene too.
VIDEOS: Lots of viewing options, DL in different sizes, stream in different speeds with the inscreen browser or one of yours, and there's an i-pod option too. The problem here is that even though I have a small computer screen, even at full screen only the "HD" vids weren't grainy. The best nonHD vids come in at about 300 mb for a 30 minute video so you can see why. The HD is good but it's not true HD, just big files (1.5 gigs for a 30 min. vid) and the HD only is available in the MP4 format. DL speeds were good. Many of the trailers for the vids didn't actually show the vid so that's a bit of a pain. The vid production was pretty good with only a few sets having the annoying cameraman yakkin' it up.
THE REST: No model info or directory. Navigation is a bit of pain, lots of forward and back clicking and it took a few minutes to figure out the DL functions. The site itself is pretty plain. The bonus sites didn't work but that maybe because I was on a trial membership. Updates have really slowed but the quality of the material is generally pretty good. The advertising is on the main pages or at the bottom of the screen but it's not overly annoying.
I can't really give this site more than an 80 because of the lack of updates, nonHD HD vids, repetitive nature of the shots, search and navigation issues, and some other minor stuff. If you're into actual cougars getting it on (or posing for pics) then I'd recommend the trial. The regular price of $30 a month is too much and unless you have a slow connection you should be able to grab all you want within the trial time.
Now, how come I never meet these women in real life?
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Excellent $1, 3 day full access trial through TBP
+ Lots of hot euro cuties (about 200 models and 1500 scenes split about evenly between pics and vids)
+ Daily updates
+ No DRM or DL limits
+ Pics OK at 1180x790 with some sets being larger sized and all have zips
+ Interesting function where you can change the size of the thumbnail in the photo galleries. A nice option instead of the usual tiny stuff.
+ Vids are of good quality
Cons:
- Cross sales on signup page
- Navigation is a bit of a pain
- No model info and no search engine
- Mostly nonexclusive material
- Vids can be tracked via date of posting, pics cannot (a pain if you decide to go back in the future)
- The coding of the webpages is such that when you go to a page it has to load all at once, not gradually. If you have slower internet speeds it can take a while to load some pages leaving nothing but a blank screen for a while.
- Plain website design
- Problems with consistent pic sizes
Bottom Line:
This is a site run by the people who own Twistys but it's not part of the network. Not much of the content here is on the Twistys network so that was a good start. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised for what you get for a buck.
Pics: About 750 photo sets, all with zip. The pics are of good quality with good lighting and cropping and focus even on the closeups. Fairly professional overall. The content is pretty evenly split between hardcore and lez/softcore. Smallish watermark is tolerable. Most girls have multiple sets which is good. Most sets come in with 120 to 200 pics. One problem with a number of sets was that, for example, the portrait shots were 1180 x 790 while all the landscapes were 900x600. Same scene, same shots, what's up with that?
Vids: About 750 vid sets, downloadable in mpeg or wmv or as a stream in full video mode or scenes. WMV files top out at 720x480 with decent download speeds. Again, a good even mix of h/c and softcore and lez. The quality is good and the scenes are well shot and mostly professional in quality. You can look at the screencaps from the scenes to see what you're getting. Not all vid scenes have accompanying pic sets but most do.
Like I mentioned navigation needs some work. The only way to really find what you want is through the model directory since there's no search engine. The video page is good and easy to get around. The pic sets only allow you to go forward and back one page at a time. For pic sets, you only get one thumbnail showing the set so you sometimes have to dig into it to find out what the set contains. With the vidcaps, you can usually figure what the vid contains.
A lot of this stuff is nonexclusive and has been around a while (e.g. - a young Eufrat and Anita Keys are featured here). So, even the "new" upates were most likely shot quite a while ago. However, there was still a lot I hadn't seen before or saw in a "lesser" version elsewhere so I was pretty happy with the selection. Some may be exclusive but the site advertises exclusive content which it certainly lacks.
If you're really into the younger euro porn thing and you don't have a hard drive full of the stuff you certainly can't go wrong with the trial price. I could have stayed longer than the trial but the 3 days let me get most of what I wanted. If you've been around the euro teeny block a few times then a lot of the content will be old hat and you'd be better off spending your money elsewhere.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- Lots of movies and picture sets
- No DRM
- Multiple Updates Monday - Friday
- Numerous pornstars
- Multiple themed sites
- Search options and "Girl" catalog available
- User rating system for the sets
- Zip downloads available
Cons:
- HQ photo sets not very high quality\
- Way too many pictures in sets (1000+ usually)
- Quality varies with older material pretty weak
- Navigation is not very good
- Too many models with bad implants
Bottom Line:
I'm a bit old school and I happen to like picture sets over movies so I'm going to focus on the pictures here: also, I think enough has been said about the movie downloads.
Almost all sets have way too many pictures (1000 to 2000) with way too many repeat pics. The sets prior to 2007 are not worth looking at. While they advertise high quality photos they are basically slightly less than full screen and some sets have pics no bigger than screen caps. There are some random large format pictures inserted into some sets. The photo quality varies a lot from good to lousy (these guys need to buy a decent digital camera and learn how to focus the thing).
Having said this I give the site an 80 simply because of the volume of content and the fact that you can get a membership for around $20 at this time. If you are into high quality pictures and content then this probably isn't the site for you. Otherwise it is worth checking out but unless you are really into the "big breast, big butt" genre then it's probably not worth sticking around for more than a month or so.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ No cross sales on signup, bills through ccbill.
+ Tons and tons of average to good looking amateurs and teens, slightly more US girls than Euro girls. Not many tats and very little silicone.
+ Get to see early and exclusive scenes of starlets before they became famous.
+ Mostly exclusive content (I'd say about 90%).
+ Good download speeds – about 2-3 MB/sec which is good for me.
+ Model directory seems complete.
+ Decent sized photos (1500x1020 or better) for 90% of the sets.
+ Multiple daily updates – usually 7 per day.
Cons:
- Purely a softcore site now, hardcore stopped about 2 years ago.
- Navigation and search are functionally worthless.
- Website design hasn't changed in well over a decade.
- Primarily a photo site due to poor video tags and search function. Though many photo sets feel incomplete.
- Not all pic sets have accompanying vids.
- Most scenes are pretty generic and they get repetitive.
- No secure login on website.
Bottom Line:
TK Galleria originally stood for Amateur and Teen Kingdom and was a small site I occasionally went to when I first started being an online porn hound over 15 years ago for interesting amateur content. In another fit of nostalgia, I decided to venture back in time and see what was new since I was last there over a decade ago. In short, “nothing is new” which is not really a good thing.
The website looks like it did years ago which is not good when you got thousands of scenes. What they do is post daily updates and then about once or twice a month they group all the newest updates into galleries, each of which has multiple subsets, and post the galleries in numerical order. This is where the problems start.
Beginning with photos, they have photos split into hardcore and softcore galleries, although it doesn't matter since the content is the same for each. If you want to download a hardcore photo gallery it's not uncommon to find that the scene has been split up. For example, you might have to search the following categories to find all the pics from a scene: action, blowjob, foot fetish and a pose file. In short, the only way to functionally go through the site is to go model by model because all these subcategories can be split into multiple categories in multiple galleries for a single shoot. The downside is that if you only want certain types of scenes, you have too look through all the models to find what you want. This is due to poor or inconsistent tagging or nonexistent tagging (earliest scenes). It's only been in the last few years that the tagging has been better but with content going back to 2006 that excludes a lot of scenes. As an example, the site has 359 “action” scenes listed (meaning m/f hardcore), when in truth that covers about 25% of the hardcore content. Also, be aware that the starlets name used on this site may not match her name on other sites although the big stars do seem consistent.
With movies, it gets worse. If you click on the movie link you a 370 page list of movies in order of release. If you search by tags, know that there is only a single tag per movie (example, “toys” or “action”) so that's not much help. Again, model by model is the only way to go if you want to find anything beyond generic listings. The oldest vids have no descriptors or anything to indicate what's in them, just a model name with download options and sizes. They seem to have made the leap to HD around 2013 but there is very little 1080 and no 4k. You often don't know if you're getting 720 or 1080 until you actually download the video and look at it. Download options are mostly limited to mobile, standard and hd. For recent movies the stream function is smooth and has multiple resolution options and you can jump. For older movies you have to wait for the scene to load before jumping ahead.
While the production values are good there is nothing overly inspired or fresh here. They outsource all their production and have a stable of regular contributor producers. That said, things can get repetitive since some photographers shoot everything with the same few backgrounds with the exact same poses every time, especially with the hardcore.
If you're into softcore amateur photography and want to find some gems, it's not a bad site if you are willing to hunt and peck your way through tens of thousands of scenes. I did download a fair number of photo sets but I know that I'm going to have to piece together a lot of separate files in order to create a "full set" for my purposes. The reality is that this is a site that's been running behind the times for a long time and with the amount of content they have the cracks are really starting to show. Other sites do a better job with organization and have better production values so I can't really recommend it other than maybe a one off membership.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ About 215 scenes of exclusive milf / mature hardcore action featuring mostly attractive gals.
+ All scenes have vids and about 98% have pic sets with zips.
+ Multiple download options on vids and vid quality is good. All vids have at least one HD download option.
+ Good download speeds for me (about 3-4 MB/sec).
+ Decent price of $18 month through TBP.
+ Bills through Epoch.
+ The inbrowser video player works well.
+ Good production values across the board.
+ Model directory seems complete.
Cons:
- Not really a picture site (see below).
- Downloaded files and vids poorly labelled (just numbers).
- Too much music in the earlier produced vids.
- No real search function or tags. No model information.
- Pretty much M/F hardcore, not much anal or 3 way and zero solo or lesbian if you're into that.
- A bit too "heartcore" for my tastes.
- Updates only once a week.
- As one sort of expects with the older actresses, there is a lot of silicone to look at.
Bottom Line:
Wasn't really sure what I'd be getting here when I signed up other than a more mature line of starlets. Overall, it's pretty much a straight M/F hardcore site featuring pornstars in their late 20's to late 40's. The girls are mostly attractive pornstars (no BBW) and the production value is good to excellent across the board (no amateur feel to it). Here's the specs:
PICS: Like I said this isn't really a picture site. The pics dating from the beginning to late 2014 have portrait resolution of 1500x2700 but only have landscape resolution of 1500x840. What went wrong there? Others are a hodge podge of different sizes (a lot of 1000x1500 though). The most recent pics are all 1000x1500. The pics mostly look like HD screen grabs so there is some blurriness and cropping is questionable at times. A lot of scenes are shot in bright light or white backgrounds which causes some pixelation and washout. Most of my downloads were done in hopes that I could salvage some stuff that would look good on my monitor as opposed to looking forward to editing the sets later.
VIDS: Download speeds were good for me. With earlier vids you get options 1080 mpeg or wmv or 480. Starting in 2014 you also get 720 resolution options. This mostly a "heartcore" site which means lots of bright background lighting. The older vids show a bit of pixelation because of this but it improves over time. Also, through late 2013, the theme was "heartcore" (aka - porn for mimes) meaning that no one in the scene makes any real sex noises. Apparently the producers noticed that and thus incorporated random porn synthesizer music into various parts of the scenes to take it down another notch. The music goes away for the later vids (late 2013 onward) and the action gets more heated but there are no real story lines or conversation in the vids. The camera work is decent though and you do get some nonstandard views which is welcome.
NAV: As noted, it's pretty basic. You can only search according to model, date or ranking. If you are looking for something specific in a scene then you'll have wade through everything to find it because nothing is tagged.
MISC: There is a fair amount of POV style shooting here (run by remote or a cameraman, not the herky jerky hand held stuff done by the guy). The scene shifts in the vids can be a bit choppy at times too. Otherwise, the main theme is heartcore or heartcore with a slight edge. No real slapping or spitting here which is fine by me but it's almost too tame, especially if you've seen some of the actresses other work. As a comedian once said, "If the sex ain't dirty, you ain't doing it right."
If you're looking to add to your mature video collection it's worth taking a look at. Otherwise I'd say it's OK. If you're into pics then I'd say move along. Average is the site so average be my score.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
++ $1, 1 day full access trial (bills thru Segpay)
++ Big pictures (up to 4300 pixels, but most sets are still in the 2500 pixel range) with zips
++ Exclusive content (for me anyways, other reviewers have said different but I don't know and haven't seen it elsewhere)
+ Good sized vids (720x540 on most, a few are bigger) and d/l options (wmv, mpeg and quicktime as well as flash streaming)
+ Movies have screen caps to see what you're getting
+ No DRM
+ No cross sales on signup
+ About 680 vids and 300 pic sets
Cons:
-- Pretty amateur in terms of quality and performances
- Picture sets don't offer a lot
- Slowish download speeds (1 gig = 1 hour of download time on my highspeed connection)
- Search and navigation need work
- No scene downloads, all or nothing
- Cannot jump around within the scene while using the streaming video option
- Camera work could be better (too often the guy seems glued to one spot or has a few focus issues)
- Page often has to refresh when going back and forth from it.
- No model info, just the name
- A couple of video updates a week, pics don't update anymore
Bottom Line:
I checked this one out on the el cheapo trial to see some exclusive Eastern Euro puntang. That's what I got but it didn't exactly leave me with that "Charlie Sheen drinking tiger blood with the goddesses winning" feeling. This site is focused on hardcore younger girl porn and that's what most of the scenes are. Here's the lowdown:
PICS: All pics have zips and they are pretty big. The problem is that there isn't much content. At most a couple of positions and because the photographer won't move it isn't uncommon to get no view of the old "in and out". When your getting almost 200 pics per set and only a handful are good, that ain't good. The newest stuff can be slow download (can you say a half hour for one zip set) because of the large files. Some pics were out of focus too. Lighting and quality varies a lot. If you're into pics, this place won't satisfy you.
VIDS: All the vids were good sized and I didn't have any sections that were garbled from the download like some other reviewers did. The quality, angles (again, sometimes you just see bodies rubbing with no visible action) and lighting varies a lot from scene to scene. While the girls are exclusive they are also pretty amateur and it shows in the performance, not much excitement from most of them. Yes, it beats gonzo screamers but this is pushing it towards the other extreme. You do get screen caps and you'll need them because the stream option can only run from beginning to end, no jumping. Download times, as mentioned, need some help.
NAV: No real navigation other than the pics and vids home pages. No tags, no search engine, no model info. It is more of an amateur site but it is getting a bit big to have non of this info and still be functional.
OTHER: They do have some social networking functionality within the site which I never bothered with. Overall, I wasn't all that impressed. The girls are mostly cute but many of them don't put much into their performances. All the scenes are in Russian so you don't know what they're saying when the vids start but I bet you can use your imagination to figure out where it's heading. The camera work needs help and kills most of the picture sets. The volume of content is what keeps it in the high 70's for my scoring system.
You also get access to Spunkybee and Rough18 but the same issues I had with this site follow to those as well.
I had no problem finding what I wanted with my 1 day membership even with the slow download speeds. Certainly not worth the full $35 a month. So, I guess it's a good diversion for a day but don't expect a ton of good stuff here. Be happy with what you can still get for a buck I guess.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Cheap $5, 3 day full access trial with TBP
+ Generally hot looking 18 - 23 old starlets in HC action
+ Exclusive content
+ Videos are pretty hot and 30 minutes long on average and no DRM
+ Access to 24 original content sites (Reelpass) and 22 nonexclusive bonus sites
+ Good for those with a schoolgirl / uniform fetish
+ No watermarks
Cons:
- It's a Newsensations product, 'nuff said
- Pics are small and lack a lot of the content found in the vids
- No email confirmation of signup or cancellation with the netbilling.com processor
- Updates only 1x per week
- Some advertising on site
- Reptitive in sets and theme
Bottom Line:
I joined this site on a trial since I noticed it wasn't part of the Newsensations network and I was hoping that maybe they were upgrading their product since it wasn't part of that group ... and I was wrong.
Currently, there are 62 sets/scenes and all have pics and vids. Pretty much all feature US youngsters in school girl skirts and conservative tops getting bopped in various ways. The production value is mostly professional with decent lighting and plot settings. Most of the time the girl stays mostly clothed so if you're into uniform type sex you might like this.
A lot of the sets are the same and scenes don't vary much so it does get repetitive. There a lot of known pornstars but a few fresh faces as well. No real model directory or model background is offered.
Pictures: Each set has about 200 to 300 pics but most are them are just of the girl stripping. Sizes only come in at 1024x680 with a few random 1530x1020's tossed in just to prove that they're intentionlly skimping on pic size. All sets have zip with good labelling. Like I noted, a lot of action on the vids get left out of the pics and you usually end up with a few dozen HC pics. Basically, don't go here for the pics.
Videos: Vid size maxes out at 800x600 with full scenes eating up a few hundred megs of disc space. Download speeds were OK. WMV is the only real option here for the biggest size. The action tends to be pretty good overall. There are hundreds of vid caps for each set so you know what you'll be getting on your downloads.
As I noted you also get access to the reelpass network with is mostly a newsensations clone. You do get access to newsensations so joining here on the trial might be a cheap way to update from that network if you like their product. This network (reelpass) is not pic friendly so, again, go here for the vids. The bonus sites are just the usual suspects (teensforcash, herfistanal, etc) and pretty much stream only though you can download clips if you're desperate for second rate entertainment.
On it's own this site merits a 79. Kick it up a notch or two when rating the whole network. Bigger and more pics would be a welcomed bonus (one of the main reasons I don't go back to Newsensations any more) and bigger vids would also be a nice addition.
I did the trial and had no problem getting what I wanted from this site in a day. If you like school girls this site is OK but you might be more entertained with a site like Innocenthigh. If you have the uniform sex fetish going, this ain't bad but I'd stick with the trial.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
- Attractive Euro girl
- Updates fairly regularly
- Good sized pics with zip option and videos (1280x720 on pics and vids are 720x400)
- Exlcusive content
- No DRM
- Access to Twisty's websites
- Website is good looking
Cons:
- Pics and videos could be of higher quality
- Video download speed is only average
- All softcore, no lesbiansism or hardcore
Bottom Line:
Annette is an attractive girl with a good looking site. As of July '08 she has 53 photo sets and 38 videos.
As I stated, the sight is good looking and there is a good search function. She has a nice personality and definitely a hot bod even with the breast implants. She has a few sets where she is mostly clothed. I should note that the pics only download in one size.
The big bonus is access to Twisty's and its array of content. As a stand alone site, it would be hard to justify $20 in my book but then again I'm not one who usually joins solo model sites (I joined on a TBP trial offer throuh another Twisty's site). Personally, I would like to see her get a little edgier in her sets as they seem to blur together after a while at least for me.
The site could be better if it went high def but I know that's probably not going to happen with a solo model site. If you find her attractive it's definitely worth it if you join through Twisty's but for me I probably would not join it on it's own.
Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
Pros:
- Lots of exclusive content (220+ models and most have multiple sets)
- Good sized pics with zip (1280 x 850)
- No DRM
- Excellent trial rate of $2.26 for 2 days through TBP
- Excellent search functions
Cons:
- No picture download options, you only get one size
- Vids are only average and come in wmp and quicktime downloads at 640x480 with average download speeds
- Only 50 videos and most are short (under 8 minutes) and some have annoying music in them
- Pics only come in one size
Bottom Line:
I joined this site as part of the TBP trial offer. I was generally impressed by the content at it appears to be almost all exclusive. It has a lot of porn stars and generally attractive women. You also get to link into Twisty's, Annette Dawn and the Twisty's clone sites as part of your bonus features.
The search function is very good. You can look up models, physical features, clothing, etc. for the sets. The site is pretty softcore, not much toys or lesbianism. The focus is mostly glamour shots.
I like the fact that Twisty's has added an exlusive glamour site. However, for my money the content is only above average. If you like pornstars or amateurs there are better sites with better content out there. The content isn't bad but it's a little too glamour for me. The lack of vids and general non high definition content also puts it back in the pack as well.
It's definitely worth the trial since you also get access to the Twisty's sites as well. I will note that I joined through epoch and I got an offer to stay a member for $9.99 per month.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
+ Access to 26 site network (no access to their parody porn site which they are best known for today)
+ Thousands of scenes available
+ Mostly exclusive content (some DDF and lesser known site scenes tossed in)
+ Decent price of $15 month through TBP
+ Almost no download failures
+ Network updates about 4 to 5x a week but only on a few sites
+ Lots of good looking, mostly American girls
+ Mostly good lighting and professional shooting
+ Videos have screen caps, all scenes have zip download option
+ Bills thru Epoch, no cross sales on signup and easy cancellation
Cons:
- Lots of recycling of content between various sites and some recycling of older content. A lot of content can be found as updates on 2 - 3 different sites in the network.
- All but a couple of sites are dead or infrequently updated
- No real ability to search, no model directory, updates are rarely dated
- No HD vids, all are 640 x 480
- Download speeds vary from 800 KB/sec to about 50 KB/sec depending on time of day but was mostly around 100 to 200 KB/sec
- No stream options in screen but you can watch a stream via a media player but it's almost impossible to jump ahead or back except at lowest band width.
- Pics only come in at 1020 x 680 but there are zips
- Too much use of fish eye lenses, especially on pov shoots (vertigo here we come).
- Very repetitive in terms of scene layout
- Network feels lost, not really a pic or video network, just a compilation of stuff that hasn't changed in years.
Bottom Line:
There was PU poll question this week asking about the first porn site you ever joined. While this wasn't the first for me, it was certainly a staple for me back in the late 90's and early 00's when 800x600 pics and postage stamp sized vids were standard issue. Unfortunately time has passed this site by and this is probably my last visit here. For uninitiated, this network is 90% hardcore with a few lez and solo shoots tossed in. Here's the overall skinny:
PICS: I primarily joined this time since I'm more of a pic guy. Although the pics going to back 2007 are 1020 by 680 I still get good resolution on my 24" monitor with them. The oldest content is 600x800 and is functionally useless. Most sets have 100 to 200 pics. The bad news is that they seem to be cutting back to only a few dozen so-so quality pics per scene in the last year. There is a fair amount of fish eye lens use on some sites which hurts after a while.
VIDS: Let's face facts, this is not a video site. Your only option is 640x480 .wmv downloads (or the same for ipad/psp). The psuedo stream function is marginal at best. Some of the vids even look sort of bad this level of resolution but everything going back to 2008 looks decent. Downloading is a chore given the slow speeds present for most of the day (it's currently taking me over an hour to DL two 450mb vids).
NAV: Navigation on the network was apparently developed during the internet stone age. Each site comes up in a new window. No search engine period. You can only look up models for each individual site. I frequently found myself digging through my download file to see if I had nabbed the same scene off of a different site on the network because of the recycling of content within the network. A number of sites stopped listing dates on updates to make it seem like they're not dead.
OVERALL: The only sites that continue to update regularly are Freshoutofhighschool, Newsensations, UnlimitedMILFs and Jizzbomb. The main emphasis on them (except the milf site) is younger porn stars. There is a fair amount of uniform and other outfit shoots which I like as a nice change of pace from the usual porn offerings today. The action is usually pretty good, the girls are pretty good looking and there is a lot of content provided you are willing to deal with what is now average at best quality. That's why I gave the network a score of 77.
However, this network just seems to be treading water until the owners can no longer make money offering what they have been doing for so long. I see no reason why a network that's been around for so long can't make the leap into the 21st century by offering HD vids (some of the nonexclusive DDF material can be had in HD on the DDF sites) and bigger pics (a few sets do offer 1500x1080 sizes here, apparently someone forgot to "dumb them down"). Like I noted above, this network just seems lost given the lack of high quality vids and the new found emphasis on limiting the number of pics per set. The lack of navigation and search adds to the sense that this place is just going through the motions in hopes of grinding out a buck or two. For those PU readers who hold on to a sense of nostalgia about the "good old days of porn", I offer up this network as an example that the good old days weren't always so good in comparison to what's out there today.
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