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Bopping Babes
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mbaya's Review
Further to Thomas20's comments, it's worth noting that playback of 4K video is quite an intensive task for your computer, and many, especially older ones, are just not up to it.
Recent motherboard chipsets will drive 4K, but most folk wanting to play 4K video would probably have a separate GPU. So the videos themselves may well be fine.
Re the site itself - great review, it may be worth also checking out some of the others in the same stable - despite previously mocking the name, the videos on Wank It Now are great!
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07-01-15 05:59am
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graymane's Poll
Already past it, both CD and DVD. Eg 1TB portable external drive = £50 = 5p/GB. 50 x recordable DVD = £10 = 4.2p/GB.
Close to the same price - why would you bother burning discs? And if it's just to give something to somebody else, you'd just use a flash drive - a bit more expensive but still far handier.
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07-23-14 04:42pm
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Playboy's Busty Babes
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Monahan's Comment
This site seems to redirect to Playboy Plus. I recently signed up there directly from the TBP listing and the $14.95 price worked OK - so if Plus seems to have the content you are after, try going that route
Note, however, that I had to TunnelBear to do it - from the UK, it came up as £19.99 - ie more than double the price. Moan/gripe/etc.
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04-10-14 04:39am
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Sex Art
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elephant's Comment
I just finished a year's sub at The Life Erotic - am just now pondering what combination of TLE and SexArt to subscribe to.
But while at TLE, I took a couple of trials (they were 2-day for existing members) and I had no problems downloading anything, or subsequently cancelling.
Further to the webmaster's reply here, I also found MetArt customer service to be responsive (very quick!) and helpful when asking about various subs options.
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02-02-14 02:16am
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ATK Natural & Hairy
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Advent's Reply
Hi Advent - many thanks for the quick reply. I've emailed you with more details - I'm curious more than anything, as I'm sure you wouldn't knowingly give emails away! Anyway, take a look and let me know.
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01-15-14 12:54am
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ATK Natural & Hairy
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messmer's Comment
Hmm - I recall a comment recently about We Are Hairy - the price having gone up from $25 to $35. Seeing as these two sites are close competitors, I guess they figured they could/should match it. A shame since I'd be tempted to join here - but much of the content (ie the hairy everything kind) doesn't really work for me.
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12-18-13 05:24pm
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Sex Art
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Arlen84's Review
Like Parsnip, I don't necessarily have an issue with this. Like with file sizes on jpgs, bitrate doesn't necessarily define the quality; it also depends on the codec settings and the source material.
Not sure what it is on 1080, but the 720 videos I downloaded from SexArt and The Life Erotic are 2,000K and they look just fine - their style (whether you like it or not) is a little soft, which can contribute to the low bitrate rather than the other way around.
I did download 10,000K 720 videos from Twistys and it was a waste of space - I reencoded them at 4,000K with no discernable difference.
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12-18-13 08:17am
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Michael Ninn
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Parsnip's Reply
Actually, I don't mind artsy nonsense... as long as it's not at the expense of actual arousal!
A couple of things you may want to check out too: if you've not joined Babes, it's not quite SexArt or Joymii, but it's still good if you are looking for more similar material.
And if you aren't already familiar with him, look up Roy Stuart - also a bit of an auteur, but the material works better. There's some (very tame) stuff of his on Met Art; but if you want the B/G material, I think it's either the books or his own DVDs.
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11-18-13 03:03pm
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Joy Mii
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Parsnip's Review
Hi Parsnip - another good review, of a site which so far is my favourite sex site. Although SexArt is pretty close, I found the styling, lighting, colours here good and evocative - and the scenes erotic but not overly pretentious or artsy.
I recently received their newsletter on the subject of anal sex - like you, it doesn't really work for me but as and when I rejoin, I'm pragmatic enough to ignore it if there isn't too much. I just hope that further to your exchange with the webmaster, they don't overdo it - there's plenty of places for folk that like it to see it; not so many for those of us that don't and it would be a shame to lose one.
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11-08-13 01:54am
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Michael Ninn
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Parsnip's Review
Another interesting review, thanks. I've been tempted by this - like you I've received offers, being a member at TLE. I sort of half-dismissed it as overly-stylised artsy daftness - but it sounds harder than I'd suspected. My interest in fetish lies in the glam side, nylons and latex - not so much in S&M and the like - sounds like this would be a turn-off for me at best. Probably one I'd be better off avoiding!
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11-08-13 01:46am
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X-Art
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Parsnip's Review
Another great and helpful review. I quite enjoyed this site when I was there - although I usually watch solo, BG material is why I tend to join these heartcore sites, and what I found here was good.
Like you, I did, however, find it let down a little by the lack of variety of models - the vast majority 18-21 slim caucasian girls. But either way, a shame that maybe the quality has gone down since I was there - and especially that they are going for more extreme material.
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11-08-13 01:43am
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The Life Erotic
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Parsnip's Review
Another great review - and again, your views on the site are very similar to mine. Assume somebody's arse got kicked around the beginning of 2012, since material before then is largely generic and uninspired - if anyone joined before then, note that the last 2 years of material is completely different.
And Paul Black's material is certainly a standout - also Chris King and Oliver Nation. I do feel they could all be a bit less dark - there's atmospheric and there's not being able to see much - but it's only a minor thing. I also like Sebastien Michel - his pics are among the few inspiring ones at Met Art.
Have you tried Breath Takers and/or Girlfolio? (Same photographer at each). Quite soft, but I think you may like the style - I think I will subscribe to the latter next.
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11-02-13 02:31am
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Sex Art
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Parsnip's Reply
Looking forward to your TLE review - it's one of my favourite sites and the one I have a 1 year membership to. As you say, they often get the pictures right - make them genuinely erotic where Met Art (and SexArt on the photo side) fail.
BTW you may also like Babes - it's a little formulaic, but still not at all bad.
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10-31-13 01:18am
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Sex Art
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Parsnip's Review
Great review and welcome. I've just spent a couple of days at this site - a trial for being a member at TLE - and found much the same as you. The only real difference being that I thought the early arty, body-painting ones etc were too daft; I prefer the more recent more ordinary ones.
But otherwise concur - this is good stuff, well made and respectful. Like you I'm not a fan of anal and don't really feel it belongs in (although others are free to disagree!) in this kind of heartcore site, so I'm glad they've not done it here.
And agree completely about the pics! I find Met Art pics entirely insipid and the one here are too - I don't know how they are so unerotic when the videos are so good.
I also like that that it's not wholly fixated on 18-21 year olds, but still I'd like to see a few more girls 25-30+. Not sure if this beats Joymii, my favourite sex site so far, but it is good.
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10-30-13 04:49pm
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We Are Hairy
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messmer's Reply
Many thanks messmer and marcdc for your replies! This seems to be another area where what we actually want differs from what the makers think we want...
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09-03-13 10:53pm
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Joy Mii
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Joymii's Reply
Many thanks for your reply - great to have some webmaster feedback here, especially from one of my favourite sites. Good news on the back button etc - I'm a web developer myself and try not to overuse the AJAX as stuff like that can be a bit glitchy.
On the regional pricing - it's not really valid to compare to eg Apple - they are dependent on local costs - rent, wages, etc - and even for digital content they have the rights holder involved. On top of which, here in the UK we have 20% sales tax, which unfortunately has to be taken into account also.
But I'm pretty sure that adult sites like Joymii do not incur any per-sale additional costs when selling to a user in Europe or elsewhere. Please let me know if I'm missing something! If you are eg VAT registered in Europe, than I'll gladly (well, begrudgingly, but not to you) take the 20% hit...
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08-25-13 01:04am
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Joy Mii
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Joymii's Reply
I'm a fan of Joymii also - probably my favourite site with G/B content - and I plan to join again sometime soon, especially now that they have Connie exclusively (for G/B).
I wasn't really bothered by Nasos's problems, but I did find the site a bit too AJAX-heavy - with symptoms like the back button not working as you'd expect etc.
While we have the ear of the webmaster though... I know it's a little churlish to complain given how good the current TBP price is... but why must you do regional pricing? Admittedly charging the same EUR as USD is better than when you did GBP, but still...
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08-24-13 02:05am
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Panty Fantasies
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alan19851's Review
Good review, and thanks for pointing out one to avoid. I've been looking for a panty-oriented site for a while but haven't found one that seems worth joining yet - do you have a favourite?
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08-24-13 01:54am
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The Life Erotic
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lk2fireone's Comment
Girl-girl content here is very few and far between, so it sort of makes sense that they may source it elsewhere. Having said that, one recent set & video of Samantha Bentley was taken from Breath Takers.
But I think it's rare - the site's stile is artsy/sophisticated enough that we'd recognise if there were more sets elsewhere. And the standard is good so I don't really begrudge the odd borrowed set.
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08-18-13 10:51pm
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ALS Scan
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Nasos's Reply
Agree with Nasos - I think it's OK to talk about it, especially when the simplest way - downloading TunnelBear - is so easy.
Download, turn on, join site as if you were in the US, turn off again (the free account has limited bandwidth) and log into your site.
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08-15-13 02:06pm
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Passion HD
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metem's Review
Excellent review - and as a sometime-fan of heartcore, very helpful - this site has sort of been on my radar but your helpful review has pushed it down a few rungs. Your take on them trying but not quite making the transition sounds spot on, having seen similar material elsewhere.
Have you tried Joymii or X Art? They seem to set the standard - I'd be interested what you think of them.
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08-13-13 12:34am
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Khan's Poll
3D cinema does nothing for me and I avoid it wherever possible... so I guess the same goes for porn.
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06-26-13 10:52pm
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Wittyguy's Poll
I'd say other. I'll still add reviews, and chime in when I see something particularly relevant; but probably less likely to comment on as many polls/reviews etc. As Capn surmised, I think the raffle did increase participation, as it was designed to.
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06-17-13 12:33am
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Babes Network.com
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Wittyguy's Review
Great review, wittyguy - interesting that you reached the same score as me, but for different reasons.
I actually like the photography and camerawork; for me the cropping, lighting work well and make it atmospheric, and the action is explicit enough for me. But the things I agree with you on - that for me let down what should be a great site, are:
* The lack of variety - it becomes very formulaic;
* The pop shots - as you suggest, this should be something is female-partner-friendly, but the guy finishing on the girl's body or face kind of takes away from the believable atmosphere
Either way, for $10 (half what it was when I joined) it is great value. But if you think the concept could work for you, then I'd suggest trying Joymii - which I preferred.
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06-08-13 08:59am
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RustyJ's Poll
Most of the above. Normal clothes are great, and really work well - the more casual/relaxed the better. But also semi-roleplay - officewear etc - works too; as does leather and latex when done in a glam, pinup style.
Also love lingerie, but understated, the kind that women would actually wear - the one I wouldn't choose is anything overtly sexy - sexy is the person and how they wear it rather than the clothing itself.
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06-08-13 08:51am
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