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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
15.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
8.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
58.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
9.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
4.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
17.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Temp Fill : |
8.3 / 10 |
| sub-total : |
8.3 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Everything can be downloaded.
2. Generally good quality videos.
1. Not as many sites as other AVSs.
2. Users need broadband to truly enjoy.
"An AVS dedicated to video is a great idea that DeluxePass executes nicely." |
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DeluxePass.com is a new breed of AVS. Rather than trying to be everything to everyone, as most AVSs do, DeluxePass has chosen to focus on one thing, video. Unlimited downloads and permitted use of download managers are just two of the appealing facets of DeluxePass. Though the peachy-pink design of this relatively young site may appear innocuous, inside is a hardcore video library of smut.
DeluxePass is still a developing site and due to the specificity of this network, it isn't nearly as large as most AVSs. Where others are counting their sites in the tens of thousands, DeluxePass proudly promotes their 694 (and counting) sites. Roughly every week five new sites are added. It's very easy to find the newest ones so you'll have no problem going straight to the freshest content. In fact, the whole site is designed with ease of navigation in mind. The handy menu allows you to browse by category (pornstar, oral, amateur, Asian, etc) or by special feature (top rated sites, newest sites, biggest sites, your bookmarked sites, etc). The only thing I did feel was missing was a search feature. That will certainly become a necessity as this AVS grows. They really emphasize size in terms of MB here. On the main page you're told there are 6,602,623mb of content currently available on all of the sites. Inside, next to each site listing, you can see exactly how large each individual site is. I thought this was a nice addition in case you want to shy away from Mr. 4mb to visit Mr. 31,000mb.
Most of the sites are set up pretty similarly. The videos are displayed with a preview vidcap and a note indicating the size of the file and length of the clip (20 minutes seems to be about average). Most don't have a streaming option and some of these movies take forever to download. Seriously, if you're on a dial-up you better be one patient dude if you want to watch these. Yes, some sites have a few photo galleries to pass the time but keep in mind this is a video AVS and broadband use is highly recommended. In general I was pleased with the quality of the videos. 480 x 360 seems to be the typical size. Some sites had some pixelation issues but overall I was impressed. Hardcore is the name of the game with videos filling all the major subcategories you could think of. The largest category is Pornstars with DVD Archives and Teen not far behind. Keep in mind that nothing here is exclusive. All of the movies come from dvds and other third party sources. If you're a regular video porn watcher you may recognize a title or two. For those of us who don't spend a lot of time on dvds, though, this may be some new material. Most of the videos use DivX or XviD (I know, I thought I was dyslexic at first but the two are different). I won't get too technical (we'll leave that to Spencer) but this makes for some very sharp looking movies. There were no options for different formats or speeds for download, which did surprise me. I suppose that since DeluxePass is hosting the videos the webmasters have simply put up their highest quality videos regardless of file size. Anyhow, though quality does vary within this network overall I was pleased with the video. DeluxePass also provides members with access to 67 bonus sites. You'll find live feeds, videos and photo galleries here. None of them really jumped out at me except for Voyeur Dorm and Candid Pix. As usual, a fine addition but I'll stick with the Deluxe videos.
$30 a month isn't a bad deal for this much video content. You could definitely build a massive porn archive on your computer of over a thousand dvds and still only spend about the cost of one regular dvd. It may not be the best quality, but if you're just trying to fill up a personal spank bank this will more than do the trick. If you've got a broadband connection and a hard drive to fill then I would certainly recommend giving DeluxePass a look.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 03-01-06 |
Since we first visited Deluxe Pass two years ago, there have been several similar sites that have popped up (Porn Access, in particular, comes to mind). I really liked Deluxe Pass during my initial review but there are a few areas that could be strengthened. It's great to see that the network is still growing thanks to daily updates and now includes over 9,000,000 mb of content on 833 sites. That's not quite as large as others, but still a heck of a lot of movies. It's also a bit more expensive than others but $30 a month is still acceptable in my book. I don't think anything has really changed at Deluxe Pass but it's good to see them still growing. There are a few things that could be changed to really stay competitive. However, this is still an impressive collection that definitely had me entertained.
Score increased from 83.1 to 84.8.
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