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899 Movies
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70.0
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Was a member approx. 1 month prior to this review.
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| Pros: |
+Very big library of movies
+Their movie viewing system is similar to VideoBox - click images of where to start and end clip, then generate a download of the clip.
+Site search...but (see cons)
+Like all DVD sites, there are some additions which they do not add actor/actress tags either because they got lazy, or there is no information, or whatever reason, but at least 899movies tags those movies with either "various", "various performers", etc. I mention this because these particular tags show up in the actors list. So its pretty easy to find the DVDs which have not been tagged. Untagged DVDs really shouldnt be a pro, though.
+They routinely add bonus disks, unlike other sites. Case in point: Kelly the Coed. This series routinely put out a bonus DVD with solos/interviews, and not even VideoBox added this content!
+There are bonus sites, but I'm pretty sure that they are archiving the same content as 899movies, similar the bonus sites offered by AdultMovieClub. |
| Cons: |
-Pretty piss poor addition rate (1 DVD per day)
-Unlike VideoBox or the sort, there are no premade clips to download. You have to generate your own download links by using the clip generation system (as mentioned above) - if you want the full scene just click the first image and the last. Problem is that you have to do this every time, and if you refresh the page you have to do it again. Too many clicks.
-No previewing available. Yes you can stream the WMV in your browser but its not as good as a flash driven system.
-Watermarked videos
-Rather high overlap, as is the nature of these sites, but more expensive than the competition.
-899 in the name refers to $8.99 movies, but the monthly price is $24.95. Someone wish to clarify?
-Site search sucks. Only good for searching movie titles, not actors. Actor driven browsing done using actor list page, which is long and takes a while to load.
-Download choices are terrible (see bottom line)
-Some downloads failed to work in WMP |
| Bottom Line: |
Overall 899movies is a site you should probably pass on. Most of the content they have added is duplicated on the better run sites (VideoBox, VideosZ), their update rate is terrible, the price is higher, and so on and so forth. There are so many negatives that they outweigh the positives, whatever positives there are. I can't stand the site search - you can't even search for actors because it fails. I keep forgetting this simple fact and continue to have failed searches...lol.
The other thing which makes the site worthless is the downloading system. I have never seen a site (up until now) that does not provide static download links providing premade clips of scenes, in other words when you go to VideoBox you get download links for DVD quality, High, Low, iPod, etc. This doesn't exist at 899movies; it is all user generation based - you select the parts of a clip you want to generate a download link using the same system as found on VideoBox. Nothing is wrong with this system, however this system should not stand alone without static download links. It is a royal pain in the ass to have to generate the link several times either because I accidentally single-clicked the link (making it stream in my browser) instead of saving the link thus forcing me to click the BACK button, or because of refreshing the page for whatever reason. So far, two clips I have made do not work in Windows Media Player. Yes, they work in VLC because VLC is more robust, but I can't even use the program VideoFixer to fix these files to make them work in WMP, it just crashes while trying to fix.
On a related note, the download resolutions are not constant. The highest quality, 800kbps, sometimes is 480x352 and other times it is 400x300, and then other times it is 320x240. At least with VideoBox and the sort, every movie is the same resolution for the same download quality. Thats another thing I meant to point - I think this download system that was first employed by VideoBox is made by some company. I originally thought that VideoBox was imposing the 480x352 resolution as their way of watermarking, but after seeing 899movies use the same exact system and spit out 480x352 resolution I am somewhat convinced that a third party coded the system to do this intentionally. Pretty stupid if you ask me.
One last point:
The site has some fuzzy math. When you view their DVD archive (the "ALL MOVIES" link at the top of the page) you will see 143 pages, and when you click page 143 it says above the page links "Items 2273-2288" (the number will be different for you since they add movies on a daily basis) while the box to the right of it says "Movies: 3,416". The correct number is the one in the box. The DVD listing thinks there are 16 items per page when in reality there are 24 if you count them. |
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04-04-09 01:18pm
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Review
2
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899 Movies
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82.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
-Loads of content (Over 3000 full length DVD's)
-The trial gives unlimited access
-Lots of different niches
-What you see in the preview area is what you get in the members area
-Three different download speeds to choose from (150kpbs to 800kpbs)
-Download speeds were pretty good (600KB/Sec for me)
-Ability to download entire scenes or cut into multiple parts
-A categorized list by niche and search engine to help find the vids you are looking for
-Everything (other than the bonus site vids)is downloadable |
| Cons: |
-Nothing was exclusive
-No pictures to download
-Video quality could be better (800kpbs is the highest download option)
-Most of the content looked like older material
-Looks like the monthly price has almost tripled (posters below were speaking of a $9 monthly fee. It is now $24.95 per month) |
| Bottom Line: |
This site offers loads of content in several different niches. With the full access 2 day trial, your bound to get your money's worth if you have a couple of days to go through all the videos and find what interests you. However, as other posters have mentioned, a lot of the content is older stuff and the quality of the videos could be better.
One great thing about this site is "What you see on the in the preview area is what you get in the members area". You can browse through all of the DVD's, use the search engine, and even download the first 30 seconds of each clip to see if the quality is up to your standards or not. I would highly recommend spending some time in searching through the vids in the preview section before deciding whether or not to join this sight. If you don't see anything that interests you in the preview area, you definitely will not find anything that interests you in the members area.
One great thing about this site is "What you see on the in the preview area is what you get in the members area". You can browse through all of the DVD's, use the search engine, and even downlowd the first 30 seconds of each clip to see if the quality is up to your standards or not. I would highly recommend spending some time in searching through teh vids in teh preview section before deciding whetehr ofr not to join this sight. If you don't see anything that interests you in the preview area, you definately will not find anything that interests you in the members area. |
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02-16-09 12:34pm
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3
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899 Movies
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11-09-08 02:45pm
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Review
4
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899 Movies
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72.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Do you miss seeing porn that has actors and actresses you've never heard of? If so, this site is for you.
- Cheap in price $8.99 per month, no gimmicks.
- Updates faster than any site I've ever seen, not for sure about their claim of 10 new DVDs per day, but the number of total DVDs, on the main page, has gone up nearly 200 since I joined about 3 weeks ago.
- Download speeds, surprisingly, aren't bad, slightly below average, but for $9 a month, what more can you expect?
- Though they don't talk about being exclusive, I have no idea where you could find most of these besides the bargain bin, but that isn't always a bad thing. You will find a few scenes here and there that may interest you. |
| Cons: |
- Besides being cheap priced, it is cheap everything else as well.
- Quality is nearing bad levels, 440 high end max, 840 is the fastest bitrate I've seen.
- Can't keep up with updates, which include videos that automatically screm, "Don't download me" like the series from Holland that looks like it was recorded between 1965-1975
- A whole lot of sifting through DVDs that most wouldn't want. You know that you aren't getting newer higher quality videos when you search Eva Angelina and get 0 results.
- A few broken links and connections as well |
| Bottom Line: |
When I join a site under $10, there aren't many, but I know that when it is under $10, that I'm probably going to end up frustrated beyond all ends.
I'm trying to think of the most positive way to go about this. Lets say you go to an adult video store and they have a bag filled with DVDs for $9. That has to be how this site filled its inventory.
I still don't think that is a big negative, since I know some people like the older porn, complete with the soundtracks intact.
The quality though is pretty bad. The bigger your monitor the worse it looks. I decided to do a few checks on a few of my favorite newer models and here is what I found.
Eva Angelina 0 scenes, Daisy Marie 0 scenes, Jenaveve Jolie 0 scenes, hell they have to have an Audrey Hollander scene, right? Wrong. For the content they have, they do have a decent search system that lets you search by series. Since it is highly unlikely that you will know any of these models by name.
Let me add that I don't think the search feature that you type what you are looking for, really works. I tried a few names that I had seen in their videos, and those didn't show up either. They do have some interesting Holland exhibitionism videos though and they have over 200 DVDs just of Latin porn, so I'm guessing if I had the patience and time that I could find something good there, though the quality would still be bad.
Kind of hard to decide here. If you're on a budget, a $9 per month budget on porn, then try it out. Like I said, patience and time are the keys with this site. Neither of which, I have much of. I did find a few Ice La Fox scenes, so there is a positive.
I just can't recommend it to anyone with the means to join one of the more well-known DVD sites. The exception is for those who may like older porn or the "classic" genre of porn. For those, the $9 is worth a shot at finding a few DVDs that you might enjoy.
For me, I won't be back. They also use Netbilling, which requires patience as well since they never sent me an email with my payment details or how to cancel instructions. Only for those looking for low quality hidden treasures. |
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08-09-08 03:01pm
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Review
5
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899 Movies
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60.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
cheap as chips.
loads of content. |
| Cons: |
poor picture quility.
cannot burn movies to dvd useing dvd santa or dvd flick and as far as i know anyother dvd author.
poor customer service will not respond to questions. |
| Bottom Line: |
very up set with this site the wmv downloads cannot be burnt to disc,how ever the ones on the tour can be! so bit deciving.
emailed them to ask why this is to no reply.
how ever it has large amount of content but navigation is clumbersom.after being a member of videobox i expect more. |
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01-31-08 04:28am
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Review
6
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899 Movies
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87.0
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Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
Video Download site with almost 2000 titles
Great Price- Only 8.99 per month
Good Variety of Niches including European content
Good Porn star index for Male and Female models
10 videos usually added daily
Edit where to start and stop your download |
| Cons: |
No Add your Favorites feature
Needs a separate page for the Male and Female index
No place to leave comments on scenes
Updated movies are often from the same series
Not all movies have stars listed which is probably
unavoidable |
| Bottom Line: |
Online video download sites have changed the way I
acquire porn for the better. 899 Movies is a
great addition to the other similar sites that
offer a huge amount of content for a low price.
I like the fact that you can search for movies
that contain the male and female stars you like.
Adding a place to store your favorite scenes
would be a major help with a site this big.
Follow-Up:
I've gone back to this site and it definitely
deserves a lower score. Usually they add only
one video per day and it's pretty lame. So I
revised my score from 87 to 81. Thanks |
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08-15-07 04:25pm
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