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AEBN Video On Demand
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pat362's Reply
I've always figured that it's the studio that makes the demands for premium pricing and not the site. Which is why you'll see some studios use it for most of their movies, but others never use it at all.
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02-03-13 12:43am
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AEBN Video On Demand
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01-25-13 05:36pm
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AEBN Video On Demand
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Yeah, PPM/VOD sites are never going to be where I get the majority of my content, but I've found that they really are pretty great when it comes to watching that one scene or one DVD you want to see, especially if it comes from a company that doesn't have its own website (or doesn't have a good one). The channels could be great if they could get some of the bigger companies to offer their own channels (for example, I'd pay $20 a month right now for a Hustler channel here as opposed to having to join their website). Even though I prefer Hot Movies to AEBN primarily because they give you extra incentive for staying a member for an extended period of time, I can easily see myself spending some money here.
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04-29-12 09:42pm
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AEBN Video On Demand
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82.0
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Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
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-Huge movie selection
-Multiple payment options (ppm, buy/rent movies, channels)
-Fewer premium titles than competitors
-Good search function |
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-Inconsistent scene tags (especially actors)
-No Flash Player (WMP and Silverlight only)
-Videos take longer to load
-Can be more expensive if watching lots of content (and no giveaway minutes) |
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No site exists in a vacuum. All sites are (and should be) compared to the similar to themselves, to see what works, what doesn't, and what they could do better. While pay-per-minute sites aren't that prevalent, there are a few out there that seem to be doing well, and it's good as a consumer to compare them to each other to see which ones are more worthy of your time. This is why I started looking at AEBN after joining another PPM site, but it means that my opinions on this site are generally in comparison to another site.
The selection here is huge. Definitely bigger than any other site I've been to, and it's not even close. They have movies from every era, and from the huge feature companies all the way down to the small operations with a camera in someone's bedroom. From looking through their selection, I get the impression that if you're looking for something or someone and it was ever even mildly popular, you'll find it here. I've definitely found DVDs on this site that I haven't seen anywhere else that are made by other companies. And they even have a little of their own truly 'exclusive' content, which you won't find anywhere else (though I have found that not all the content marked as exclusive is actually exclusive). Also, from the browsing that I've done, they have less premium titles (ones that cost more than one minute per minute of viewing) than other sites, and some videos that are premium in other places aren't premium here.
Finding the specific content you want is relatively easy, but it could be easier. The search function is good, and returns not only actor and title matches, but studio matches as well. They also make it easy to browse all the movies in a series (i.e. Barely Legal), which can come in handy when you find one that you like. Tag searching works, but doesn't look very organized. My biggest gripe is that while they do a good job of listing all the actors in a movie, even though they separate the movie into different scenes, many (but not all) of the separate scenes don't have the actors tagged, so you may have watch a little of the movie to make sure that the scene you're about to watch actually features the actress you're looking for. Thankfully, they provide a short free preview for each scene so that you don't have to spend your minutes doing this, but it would be much easier if they just named the actors in each scene on the page.
The movie player works well enough, but I feel like it could definitely be improved. They offer the option of using Silverlight or Windows Media Player, and while both work well enough, I feel like it's strange that they don't have the option of using a Flash player when other sites do, and not everyone is going to have Silverlight installed. The Silverlight player works decently well enough, though it does take a while to get started, and if you pause, you have to wait for a few seconds for the video to buffer before it will start again. They have multiple bitrate choices (including the ability to watch some scenes in HD), but the highest options still don't match the quality of a high definition downloaded file.
The payment options are generally the same as the other PPM sites that I've been to, with one twist. You have the ability to pay for minutes to watch content, and you can also buy specific movies for rental or lifetime ownership. I got 30 free minutes when I signed up for the site, but so far I have found no way to add minutes without paying for them, so you'll have to start using your own money pretty quickly. They also seem to be introducing "channels", which allow you to pay a monthly fee and have unlimited access to that channel's content. Right now there are three available, two being from specific studios (Vivid and West Coast Productions), with the third being a "super pass" that, while it features a lot of movies, most of them seem to come from lower-tier DVD companies, with very little content that I had heard of before. The idea of channels does seem interesting, especially if they can get more companies signed up to offer their content through them.
I've stated before that I basically use pay-per-minute sites as something to let me preview things that I haven't seen before, to decide if I want to spend my money on them. And while AEBN does this as well as anyone else, they also cost more than anyone else to let me do so. If you're looking for/at the content here that you can't find anywhere else, it is definitely worth it, and if they can get more companies on board with having their own channels, it becomes an interesting alternative to signing up for that companies pay site (especially if the company has their own underdeveloped or difficult to use pay site instead). But, as good as it is, it still isn't my preferred pay-per-minute site. |
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04-29-12 01:03pm
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ALS Scan
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turboshaft's Reply
Dirty is almost an understatement when it comes to Amy Brooke. She's only been around for like 6-8 months, and she's already filmed at least one double anal scene. She's really hardcore, and I'm kinda surprised they stopped at a BJ with her.
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03-21-10 10:31am
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Babelicious
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Nick C's Reply
It's refreshing to hear someone being this honest. I think I'll check your site out when I get the chance.
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12-29-09 10:01am
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Bangbros Network
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LePornoisseur's Reply
I actually already have (and have used) that Reality Kings link, but thanks for offering.
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02-11-13 05:05pm
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Bangbros Network
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LePornoisseur's Comment
Do you at least get to stream all the scenes? Depending on how much it costs, I'd be willing to do that for a few dollars.
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02-11-13 12:20am
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Best Hard Hunks
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gaypornolover's Comment
Well, technically, since you aren't paying, they're not giving you bad customer service for your money.
But I do agree about there being a large amount of websites out there that need better previews.
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12-17-12 05:10pm
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Brandi Belle
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rearadmiral's Review
She's done a little work for other sites, but not very much. For example, she shot a Brazzers scene a couple years ago, and I know that there are a few other vids for other companies out there.
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07-22-12 10:41am
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Brazzers
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They have more income than basically any other porn company right now. I don't think the added money from a video banner is going to make that much of a difference.
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01-28-13 10:58pm
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Brazzers
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09-28-12 11:23pm
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Brazzers
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pat362's Reply
They put out at least 2 scenes a month that were filmed in Europe (generally England, though not necessarily with English actresses), and have been since about the middle of last year. And while that isn't a huge percentage, it's enough that they could generally use it to film any girl they wanted to, which is kinda what I was getting at with my comment (that a girl being in Europe wouldn't stop them from shooting her).
Heck, a few months ago, they actually released an uncensored scene from Japan, which really surprised me.
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09-27-12 09:42pm
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Brazzers
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pat362's Reply
Brazzers has a production arm in Europe, so they can shoot any European girl that they want.
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09-27-12 02:25pm
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Brazzers
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pat362's Reply
There scenes from the past few years, including some as new as the end of last year.
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05-12-12 09:59pm
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Brazzers
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05-12-12 01:48am
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Brazzers
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ipg386's Reply
I've found that, in general, it's much harder for someone to screw you over when they actually have to hear your voice when they do it (and even harder if they have to do it to your face). It's why whenever I have customer service issues, I always try to handle them in person or over the phone as opposed to through writing, and that has worked much more often than it hasn't.
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12-09-11 08:51am
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Brazzers
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I think they have a customer service number you can call into. Yup, found it: http://www.brazzerssupport.com/
I'd call it and if the first person can't help you, ask to talk to a manager. That no refunds line is bullshit, especially if your login isn't working. And if all else fails, call your credit card company and dispute the charge.
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12-08-11 04:30pm
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Brazzers
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I have to disagree with you about the pool of available performers without implants being particularly small. I would say that because the other three major US based networks (Naughty America, Bangbros, and Reality Kings) are all drawing from the same talent pool and all feature more natural girls more often than Brazzers. The reason for Brazers overabundance of fake breasts, in my opinion, stems from the basic fact that they are a big tits focused site above anything else (and have been since they were first founded as Juggscash), and the majority of the big breasted women in porn weren't born that way.
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11-28-11 06:44pm
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Brazzers
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hodayathink's Review
And from what I can tell, you have to pay extra to access the mobile-formatted version of their website, which houses the exact same content. Really? I will also say that I had an extra 30 cent charge come from the same billing company (and the only other website I use doesn't use them). It's the only extra charge I've seen, and it's a very small amount (which is why I haven't gone through the hassle of finding out what happened), but it did happen for no apparent reason. Their forums are active, and I've seen people get service when something has gone wrong, but it's primarily only if you keep yelling about it and make them want to shut you up. And this is to say nothing about how other people/companies in the adult industry feel about the way Brazzers does business (look it up sometime, it's an interesting read).
So, in the end, would I recommend this site to another person? Yes, as long as you made sure to avoid any upsells and pre-checked cross-sales. But I honestly see no real reason to be a subscriber for more than a month at a time.
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02-07-10 01:56am
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Brazzers
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79.0
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Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
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Over 2800 exclusive scenes downloadable in multiple formats (up to 720p wmv files for new members)
Decent/occasionally good customer service |
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Keep 1080p only for "elite" members (or those who are willing to pay on a per-scene basis) and don't make note of that anywhere before you join.
For such a large network, the content is very repetitive (easily the most repetitive out of all the large networks I've been to).
Pre-checked cross-sell on signup.
Site navagation could be much better.
Pics are not very large (533x800px if I remember correctly, but definitely not much larger than that).
They seem to have more billing issues than most major (and trusted) websites
Some older scenes with pages up, but no videos there (so no way to view videos) |
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The dilemma I face with grading Brazzers is something I think is a little interesting. The basic question is: How do you grade a company that puts out good content regularly but engages in business practices that are at best greedy and at worst intentionally deceptive? To me, the answer is that you talk about them both, and let the person reading it make up their own minds about it.
As far as their content goes, it is among the upper echelon of network sites. They put out about 15-17 updates a week, in multiple formats all the way up to 1080p. They very recently allowed access to the 720p files for all members, but 1080p still requires you to either pay extra or be a member for an extended period of time. I can't judge how well it looks, because I don't have a computer beefy enough to run it, but I have heard good things. As far as the actual content inside the scenes, it's about what you would expect from mainstream porn. There's a thread on this site about the roughness that is becoming prevalent in porn, and that can definitely be seen creeping into the scenes on this site. In fact, they just debuted a site that is specifically dedicated to rough sex in "Pornstar Punishment". The content also suffers from another problem that many online networks face, which is that the content isn't very original, so after you've seen a few scenes from each "site", it seems like you've seen them all. The pictures are there, and there are a bunch of them, but they aren't very high-res (533x800), and to be honest, there are large groups of pictures that show basically the same thing, like no one took the time to prune though the set at all. Some people may like this, I find it a little annoying.
The website navagation is okay, but it leaves something to be desired. There are tags, but there aren't as extensive as they could be. There is a model list, but it isn't very easy or welcoming for just browsing through all the models. I might argue that navigating through models is easier on the tour page than it is on the member page, which should never be the case. The search bar works, but only for girls and scene names. The scene pages look a little cluttered, with a little too much content/information filling up the bottom of the page. And while it's easy to find out who the female talent is from the scene page, figuring out the male talent is a good deal harder, especially if you don't know them by look.
Now, as far as their business practices. The first thing, and I think it's the easiest and biggest one to harp on, is the HD content. It doesn't say anywhere that it doesn't come with the regular membership until you actually become a member. They've slightly remedied this by allowing access to the 720p content, but they still advertise the 1080p, which you can't get without the strings attached. There's also a pre-checked cross sell, which basically automatically reduces 5 points from the score of any site that has it. (continued in replies) |
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02-07-10 01:55am
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Brazzers
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Victorycreed's Reply
$9.95? Where? And I mean for one month, not 9.95 a month if you sign up for a year.
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12-27-09 08:23pm
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Bryci
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JamesDavid's Reply
I'm not really sure what you're saying is not correct? The feedback loop comment? I do agree with much of the other stuff you said here, though (except the HD thing. 720p is still HD by every definition of the phrase. Hell, technically, 721x481 would be HD). Especially the fact that the customer isn't always right. I've worked in retail for way too long to actually believe that. I think as long as it's fairly obvious that you're primarily a video site with photos also, you're not doing anything at all wrong.
Also, if you check my reviews, I'm a video guy. Always have been, always will be. So your sites lack of zip files wouldn't bother me at all. Without really knowing much about your sites/network, I don't' know whether I would join or not (I've never joined a single model site/network yet), but this wouldn't be an issue that persuades me either way.
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04-16-13 12:34am
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Bryci
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RustyJ's Reply
The point of taking photos doesn't really have to be to allow collectors to download them. If nothing else, photos make for much better promotional material than videos. They're much easier to distribute freely (a fact that pirates take advantage of), and you can use them as part of your website design (especially on the front page of the site). Not to mention the ability to use them to make advertisements with (from banner ads to preview pages). The truth is that the majority of video sites that make their own exclusive content (as opposed to licensing it from someone else) shoot at least some photos to go along with it, and there's a reason for that.
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04-13-13 11:57am
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Bryci
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Makes perfect sense once you realize it's a self-fulfilling prophecy/feedback loop. The policy on photos means that people who prefer photos to videos aren't going to join in the first place, so when they survey their members on whether they prefer videos or photos, their members are going to overwhelming say videos.
Basically, it sounds like the photos on the site are more about people who like just looking at them as opposed to people who like collecting them. I don't really see a problem with that as long as you can know that ahead of time.
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04-13-13 01:30am
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