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Before I weigh in on this review it might help if the reader knows that while I’m familiar with the Playboy brand and magazine I’m not familiar with any Playboy videos or any Playboy channel. This is obviously Playboy-produced stuff, but I don’t know if this is run on the Playboy channel or if this is web exclusive. Being affiliated with Playboy would suggest high-quality content and that is what you’ll find here. Locations are great and production quality is great.
Being part of the Playboy brand means that most of the models are beautiful. You will find some fake breasts and tattoos but most of the models are natural. I don’t think I need to explain to any reader what Playboy models look like: that’s what you’ll find here. One problem I found is that in most cases the models aren't credited within any scenes. If you find a model you like good luck identifying her. If you do identify her through, you will be able to source more of her stuff through her model page.
The site gives you access to 92 different ‘shows.’ These range from casting shoots, spring break stuff, strip club stuff to some hardcore material. There is a wide range of niches available. Within each of these ‘shows’ there may be multiple seasons and within each season there are multiple episodes. Given that variation I can’t give an accurate number of how many individual scenes there are but I can say with confidence that this site does have a lot of quantity to offer.
The site is well-organized and it’s easy to find something you’ll be interested in. There is a search function but I didn’t find it to be very useful. But since the site is laid out so well there really isn't a need for much of a search function. Being able to sort by shows and models gives a lot of functionality.
Something I didn’t expect (but probably should have) is that many of the ‘shows’ follow a reality-TV format. I downloaded and watched two series’ that featured strippers and strip clubs. I’m a fan of this niche and was expecting a lot of stripping. There is some of that but most of the series focused on the drama among strippers and between management and the strippers than any actual stripping. This is also the case for most of the other shows too.
There is some hardcore on offer but it is best to think of this as a softcore site with a little hardcore thrown in. Don’t join expecting Playboy-quality models in hardcore scenes because you’ll end up disappointed.
Probably the biggest flaw in the site is the video quality. Most videos are offered in multiple resolutions (with MP4 being the only format) but the focus is on the lower end of the scale rather than the upper end of the scale. Resolutions of 272p, 320p, 368p and 480p are offered with most videos. I may be missing the point here, but it seems to me that offering both 320p and 368p is a bit pointless. If you’re viewing on a phone would there really be that much difference between those two files? The upper end of the scale isn't as well served. On many files the best you can get is 720p. Those come in at 1280x720 which isn't bad but they’re let down by a bitrate of only 2500kb/s so they look pixilated on even a 24” monitor. Some scenes are offered in 720p with a higher bitrate of 4000kb/s but even that is low by today’s standards. Some, but not many, files are available in 1920x1280 with a 6000kb/s bitrate – again, that’s low and should be improved. One thing I found both odd and frustrating was that within a ‘season’ of a show there were variances in the resolutions available. Episode 1 might offer both 720p bitrates and the 1080p while Episode 2 only offers the low-bitrate 720p file as the highest quality. Presumably these scenes were shot and uploaded around the same time so this variance is baffling.
Photos are available but they appear to be screenshots. If there is a way to download the photos as a zip I couldn’t find it. The photos are 1920x1080 but I found the few I downloaded to be fuzzy but that may be intended.
I used a download manager to queue-up files and didn’t experience any problems. The download speeds were average. I didn’t experience any limits or caps.
There is a TBP discount offered but make sure you select that as the annual membership is the default.
A final beef I have with the site is that it randomly assigns a username and password and these are just a random uses of letters and numbers so they aren't likely to be memorized. Further, when you sign in you can select the ‘remember me’ option but that doesn’t work.
I recommend the site as long as any member goes in knowing what they’re getting. Think of this as reality TV with some extra spice thrown in and a bit of hardcore for good measure. The site has a lot to offer but could be greatly improved by offering better bitrates as the ones they offer now are too low. Having a TBP discount makes this site a great value but be careful to make sure you select that option. |
