Older Videos Have Only Low Quality Files Available.

On the bulk of the shoots they relegate the lower quality level to the WMV download and have higher quality for the streaming file. The specs on some of the WMV downloads can be downright low at around 300k 300x200. These movies are grainy and not up to what I'd expect from a paysite. There is also MPEGs and Real player formats mixed in as other formats.

  Most Episodes Have DRM Protected Higher-Quality Videos.

The set-up on a lot of the episodes is to have low quality WMV downloads available and then the higher level WMV files are downloadable but DRM protected. Now they seem to have dropped this set-up on the newest HD movies which have no DRM but this restriction still makes up a big part of the collection which is a negative that really stands out. Nowadays surfers expect downloads and the trend is towards more download options so when DRM is in place that really hurt the value of a collection like this.

  Choppy Navigation, User/Pwd Entry Required for Sites & Videos.

There is quite a difference between the simplicity of the guest tour and the member's area design. Member's have to re-enter their login for each site upon visiting it for the first time. I also got login prompts from videos several times. The individual sites themselves do not all have the same member's area layout and the navigation isn't all that smooth. They also don't have any network wide search tools, model index, or browsing features.

Minor Negatives:

• The individual sites have links and upsells on the left and right margins which makes for a cluttered design.
• There appears to be some restrictions on donload managers. Using IDM I got only 1-channel and no pause/resume capability.
• Update details are vague. Episodes aren't date stamped with update details.
• High recurring price off the trial option, join page cross-sells, and pop-ups.