Lethal Hardcore (0)
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| Status: |
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
- Large studio site
- Great access to older titles
- Updates with a new DVD weekly (four scenes)
- Access to much of the back catalogue
- Well laid out site
- A-list models
- Focusing more on ‘teen’ videos over the past year or so
- Multiple download options |
| Cons: |
- Variable download speeds, but slower than other sites
- Lower bitrates than on similar sites
- Not much anal these days
- Some (likely) fake cumshots
- No TBP discount |
| Bottom Line: |
I was pleasantly surprised to see how much this site has changed in the last four years since I last reviewed it, though I did like the site in the past. The site has a completely new look and it has been significantly modernized. The changes are enough to warrant a new review.
Some things have remained the same. LH is still a large studio and this is the site where they make their scenes available. While the studio does cater to a variety of niches it really has started to narrow its focus considerably into the ‘teen’ market. There are still other niches but the huge majority of the scenes uploaded over the past few years have been teen-themed. The studio continues to use A-list models.
Regarding niches, one of my favourites is largely missing from the studio these days. In the past couple of years it appears that the studio has only produced a couple of anal-themed DVDs. In the past, anal was far more frequent at LH. One narrow niche that is now being well served by LH is rimming. LH always had a couple of series that were dedicated to rimming and while those series are still being added to there are also a lot of rimming scenes in many of the ‘regular’ movies. A rough estimate is that up to 25% of the new scenes added over the past year or so feature rimming.
For the most part these scenes are all conventional porn. Most of the scenes are standard B/G with vaginal sex. What sets many of them apart from other studios is the focus on the “teen” aspect. In many scenes the models are dressed as cheerleaders or Girl Scouts. There are some MILF-themed series here but they are significantly outnumbered by the teen scenes.
A significant number of the scenes feature Stoney Curtis. Obviously he owns at least a share in the studio so why wouldn’t he give himself the added perk of being the predominant male talent as well? The style of shooting is somewhat unique. It isn’t pure POV but the camera rarely shows the male’s face (not that it is actively hidden) and focuses much more on the woman. For someone like me who likes more variety in how scenes are shot I miss having longer shots but it isn’t such that I would consider it a negative.
The site currently has 770+ DVDs and most of these have four scenes. The site updates with one new DVD (with four scenes) added each week. (Benmar reported in a comment that only full movies are downloadable. Not so now – individual scenes are available too.)
There is an odd quirk when downloading the scenes. In going through the process to download there is a warning that it may take up to two minutes to start. I never had to wait more than 10 seconds but it is unusual. I found speeds were slower than what I expect on other sites. The best I got was around 50% of the speed I would normally see. Given the quirk of the downloads I didn’t use a download manager to queue the scenes though my download manager did download them individually and worked fine.
In looking through my list of cons from my last review it seems most of them have been resolved. The videos no longer start streaming automatically, a pet peeve of mine, none of the DVDs uploaded over the past few years have missing scenes, the tag system is much improved and I noted very few fake breasts this time. There do appear to be some fake cumshots. There are some scenes where the guy comes in the girls mouth but not in a way to see him ejaculate. The woman then dribbles out what looks to be fake cum.
My biggest complaint about the site is that the downloads have a lower bitrate then I expect from a major studio like this. The newer scenes are available for download in 360p, 480p, 720p, and 1080p. I didn’t see any scenes offered in 4K. The bitrate for even newer scenes in 720p averages around 2000kb/s and the average for the 1080p scenes is only around 3000kb/s. These low bitrates are noticeable. I’m not generally fussy but when the low bitrates give some pixilation I find that annoying. If there is an upside to this, it’s that the file sizes are all generally small. A 30 minute 1080p is less than 1GB in size.
If there is a way to change the streaming resolution I can’t find it.
The oldest videos on the site are listed as having been uploaded in 2004. Some of these titles were produced well before that date and, as such, the highest resolution for them is 480p. I’m willing to accept lower resolution and bitrate to get access to the back catalogue of such a large studio.
The bottom line is that this site has improved significantly. I recommended it last time and would recommend it more now. The offers older and new scenes that are well shot and feature top models. While the site isn’t perfect it is a great value and worth checking out. If they offered a TBP discount it would be an excellent value. |
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