Videobox caters almost exclusively to anal or big (mostly enhanced) boob lovers. This may be a huge plus for you but I keep waiting for a nice HD update that features something different once in a while. Haven't seen one in some time. Since I only download HD scenes this makes my subscription almost worthless. As usual this observation is purely subjective and might even be an incentive to subscribe ... for those who like anal and BB!
Because I think this is going to be the next site I join, I've been reading the comments and reviews and seen a couple people talk about the lack of quality in some of the more recent updates. So I thought about it for a second, and I realized something. That the death of DVD porn is basically the reason for the lessening of quality of the scenes here. Basically, pretty much any studio worth its salt right now, even if they are a primarily DVD company, is setting up its own website for its own content. And because of that, those companies aren't going to sell their content to sites like Videobox because then they lose the main reason for anyone to join their individual sites. The only companies that are going to sell them newer content is companies that just don't want to have an internet presence and companies that try to be more about selling the experience of their website than selling their content (Pink Visual being an example of that). So the only thing they have left to buy is older content. And as DVDs become less and less important, they have less and less new content to buy, and have to search for older content that they haven't bought yet. So either they're going to have to get into the business of creating their own content, or they're going to be left scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Well folks, the crew at vb has been working with great success on new and innovative ways to kick shit into the faces of their customers.
First, a couple of weeks back they decided to hide the daily updates. They moved them from the home page to another page on the site so you would have to click through a couple of pages and search for them. They did not announce this change, but after lots of complaints they posted a blog with an explanation that pretty much said "Tough Shit" this is what we want to do. Clever huh? Actually, since most of the updates the last few months have been old blurry low def scenes, tranny's and other such crap, not being able to find the updates is kind of a blessing in disguise.
Second, two big changes to the site today, the first one is, ITS GONE!!! Site has been down most of the day. If you try to connect, even as a visitor, you get the dreaded 404 blank page. If you do get through, the wait for a scene to load is upwards of 2 minutes.
Third, on the chance that you do get to log on, they have introduced the "guess the star" game. This game is simple. They just quit posting the name of the star or stars on all of the scenes. So its like pot luck without the luck!!! Unless you can recognize each of the several thousand stars on the site, its just a big crap shoot!
Stay tuned for more updates on the most shabbily run pornsite on the web.
I subscribed to VideoBox for the first time in over a year this week. They have a new(er) feature called "Flow Mode" that's an alternative way to browse random video clips. When you select Flow Mode rows of clips start scrolling across your screen. All the clips are playing (no volume) so you get a quick preview. If you click a clip it expands and starts playing from where it left off in Flow Mode. There is also a filter option that lets you use Flow Mode for a specific niche.
I think that VB set a new record today; I went into the site about 6 times, and the wait for anything to happen was 30 seconds to never. Stay the fuck away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For some time now Videobox also delivers some updates as "HD", being 720p resolution. While those videos really contain that resolution, they actually look quite blurred and bad compared to the usual 720p quality i know. Making me wonder, if they maybe just create this HD from a DVD source and just upscale it.
I can't recommend anyone who looks for HD videos to join. If you are satisfied with DVD quality though, this site is just fine.
This morning VB didn't post today's updates, only yesterday's updates were shown. Later in the morning the site is down; no video's, no updates, can't even log in. Stay away, there is no infrastructure, technical expertise or customer support on this site.
Videobox VB3 is working this morning............IF you don't mind waiting up to 60 seconds for a scene to load. VB2 is working fine as usual. Guess the VB crew took the day off to watch a parade somewhere.
Basically I agree with all the good and positive things said about VB in the reviews but I do wish to mention a consistent problem with their latest version VB3: there are many times when it takes ages to connect, there are almost daily occurrences of everything freezing when you try to judge someone's comment (thumbs up, thumbs down) or post a comment yourself, or when you try to re-load a page.
Download speed has always been consistently good for me for the past 6 months so I lay the blame squarely on some fault within VB3. I have been going back to the old VB site on a regular basis because I've had absolutely no problems with it.
I think they had better keep it going for another little bit until all the bugs in VB3 have been ironed out.
PS. Sorry, I forgot that I made a similar remark back in January, but in defense of this one .. in January I blamed overloaded servers, this time I blame a buggy system because my downloads were consistently fast (as mentioned) and I had no problems with the old server.
The site is going from good to bad in a hurry. Today all the updates were repeats of last week's updates, which is happening more and more all the time. The site logs me out each time I go to a new scene, but I have 5 months left on my membership. Scenes freeze up every few minutes, requiring that you log out, log in and start over. The low cost does not justify the frustration and the total lack of technical integrity in this site. Emails to customer service are ignored. Save your money!
My primary interest at Video Box are the Classics (hey, I'm old). After I joined (for $12!) I discovered that the movies I most wanted are all Vivid and only available with an additional subscription. It's not a lot of money, and I can certainly pick up all that I want in a single month, but still it's irritating.
And, unless someone can tell me differently, it seems impossible to d/l an entire film in one piece.
You know a "search" engine on a porn movie site is absolute shit when you put in Asa Akira and get no results. This kind of thing is not uncommon with the "search" on VB3 and there's no pornstar listing on VB3 - I mean, why would you want that on a porn movie site?
This is what makes understanding some reviews hard, there are three reviews for Jan/Feb 2012 and are as much as 30 points different. I think having one person like and dislike is normal, but to love and hate in the same few weeks is confusing.
I liked VB and now unsure what to think.
I am suffering from periodic stoppages while browsing or trying to download a scene or even when I'm in the midst of making a comment and try to post it. I usually give it a couple of minutes and then try again and this time everything works fine. I think they must be suffering from overload. And, no, it doesn`t happen to me at other sites. Has anyone else experienced the same problems?
Has anyone used the VOD? It seems like the cheapest way to get to see Marc Dorcel and new Private titles. other than buying the DVD. (Lifetime streaming for $10.)
I went to join Videobox a few days ago, going through the TBP link, I am seeing the $12 price slategrey mentioned, but when I went to pay there was no option to add Vivid and Evil Angel like before. So I tried it going straight to it and reverting to the "old site" there was the option of joining Vivid for $10 and Evil Angel for $10, which I had planned on joining both.
This is where I'm confused. Since I know the Kink channel is only available through the new format VB3, if you join through the old site, I know you can switch to VB3 during membership, but does it still allow you to add the VB3 only channels? Though I still prefer the old site, I think this confusion could be a sign that it's time to either revert back and stay back on the easier to use old site or go ahead and move forward with VB3 only.
Different options from one format to the other is just asking for this type of confusion. The other reason this is confusing is VB has sent me promo offers during active memberships that say, "Add Evil Angel for $15" or "Add Vivid for $15". If I join through the old site, I can add each of those for $10 each, from the beginning of the membership.
Here are some stats on the Kink channel on Videobox
I know a couple of PU members expressed some interest in the Kink channel at Videobox, but for some reason you can’t even tell it’s there unless you’re a VB member. So for those of you who may be considering a VB membership and wondering about the Kink channel, here are some stats and thoughts on it.
Pros:
- 254 Kink scenes from various Kinks sites
- scenes regularly added (sometimes daily, sometimes every second day)
- streaming available
- multiple download options (HD, WMV DVD, WMV High and iPhone)
- good download speeds
- allows download managers with the same long (or non-existent timeouts that VB has)
- good cross-section of most of Kinks sites
- membership price is pro-rated in your first month of VB membership
Cons:
- only accessible through VB3
- no meaningful cataloguing of scenes and no easy way to tell which site they’re from
I’m a big fan of Kink and I won’t bother discussing the material. If you don’t know Kink’s material you should read reviews of their sites on TBP and PU as the material isn’t for everyone. But for those who like BDSM stuff it doesn’t get any better.
The Kink channel offers a great selection of scenes from most of Kink’s sites. The technical pros are mostly the same as VB: good download speeds, no obvious timeouts for download managers, etc. The pricing is interesting too in that it is pro-rated for your first month of VB membership. That can make this an excellent deal if you only want a few scenes – wait until the last week of your membership and then join.
Kink is only available as part of VB3. The biggest drawback for me is that opening a link brings up the streaming video. SO MAKE SURE YOUR SPEAKERS ARE OFF! Worse, you can pause it but it restarts again, sucking some bandwidth.
There is no obvious ways to sort the scenes. If all you’re looking for are Hogtied scenes you’ll have to check every scene to find those. That’s a problem that could be easily fixed since VB2 has scenes better sorted.
These are approximate numbers (I obviously screwed up the counting somewhere as I opened every file on the channel…) but it’ll give you an idea of what’s there now:
As I suspected, the only obvious female Kink site missing is Pissing. But I suspect that’s a bit edgy for VB which probably isn’t interested in pushing the limits that much. (Although they do have a couple of Kink’s fisting scenes, and calling almost anything by Kink “mainstream” would be like saying Kim Jong-il was a kind gent with a fashionable hairdo.)
Check "your account", i have been charged for subscribing the extra "channels" Kinks, Reality Kings, Vivid and Evil Angel. Know that i not have ordered them (current member of the orginal sites), canceled, contacted support for Videobox and Metabilling, no answer. Next month they upgrade again and charge. They even have increased basic month rebilling to 30 euros from august, earlier 17,95.
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In "Flow Mode" (from what I saw in the free section), you get a carousel of thumbnail sized videos that are continuously flowing from right to left. You see 20 videos playing simultaneously at any time. When you click on a thumbnail, the carousel pauses and you get to see that scene only. Otherwise, new scenes keep moving past and playing in front of you.
You may filter scenes by the usual criteria (sex act, number of participants, etc) but it looked like it was easy to run out of scenes as soon as you added a couple filters. Also, you probably need a powerful computer because video thumbnails kept stuttering for me.
I wonder if some current member could add more info. The email announcing the feature hinted it was possible to see a carousel of scenes from a particular pornstar. It would be interesting to see your favorite pornstar doing the sex act of your choice in 20 different scenes at the same time. Also, watching a carousel of scenes from just one studio or series may lead to some interesting finds.
As of July 20th all subscribers are being redirected to VB3 but today that doesn't look like such a good move. VB3 is not ready for prime time. Many links don't work, some videos won't play and display an error message instead, comments can't be posted .. this is something intermittent and may not affect everyone. Just saying there are many wrinkles to be ironed out yet before VB3 can be declared stable!
Is this really $15 a month for people in the US. I wanted to join but seems a rip off for us Europeans again, £15 when it should convert to £9.12 or there abouts. Why can't it be equal.
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