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Content
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| Quality : |
18.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
9.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
61.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
9.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Temp Fill : |
8.4 / 10 |
| sub-total : |
8.4 / 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. Great photography.
2. Good quality photos.
1. Plain design.
2. Good price.
"Miller's work is synonymous with the quality of Penthouse." |
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EarlMiller.com is the official website of Penthouse magazine's most published photographer, Earl Miller. If you've ever flipped through the pages of a Penthouse there is a good chance you've seen Earl's work. He has been photographing some of the most beautiful models in the world since 1972. Now his work, both old and new, is available online for not only fans of Penthouse, but anyone who enjoys more glamourous hardcore photography.
Though the member's area doesn't look quite as slick as the free area, it is still well designed and easy to maneuver. There are a two options for browsing the photosets, by model and by category. There are currently around 205 models listed here and all of them are gorgeous. Some are pornstars and some are just beautiful women. It would have been nice to have larger preview pictures of the models when browsing this way. The preview headshots are only 60x40 and it is very difficult to see who I'm looking at if I don't recognize the name. Also along those lines, I would have liked preview thumbnails of each of the galleries. That just might be me being picky, though. Anyhow, each photoset has an option to be viewed at two sizes, 800x500 and 1024x668. Picture quality, of course, is excellent. Everything is very clear and professional, exactly what you'd expect from a Penthouse photographer. I will admit that some of the pictures were a little grainier than others. These might have been older pictures but it's difficult to tell since there are no dates attached. All in all, though, excellent pictures. The content is pretty varied featuring everything from the softest striptease to 3-somes and double penetration. I really like this addition. So many of the glamour sites stick to softcore only so it's really nice to see some quality hardcore photos.
Though the main reason to join EarlMiller.com is definitely the photos, there is still a good amount of bonus content to keep you busy, as well. First there are the videos. Normally I wouldn't include the video section in with the bonus features but I just didn't feel like I could give the videos their own section. The videos are really just behind the scenes clips from the photoshoots. They're still pretty nice, the music is pumping and the videographer really gets some nice shots of the girls but they're not actual videos. You can see the camera flash going off and see the girls getting into position and posing. On the one hand it's kind of cool to see the behind the scenes stuff and what goes on at a photoshoot. That is a nice addition for a photographer's site. However, it also kind of spoils the fantasy. It's clear these girls are not actually licking eachother's pussies, which is a bad addition for a porn site. Also, I didn't care for how the videos were broadcast. They were only playing embedded Quicktime in tiny little windows. There are low and high resolutions available and the low one was only about 1" big! Why so small? Who would watch that? Anyhow, videos were so-so. The rest of the bonus content includes the usual array of third party goodies like Jenna Maxx, Private Channels and Flirt4Free. Perhaps the most interesting extra is the infamous Penthouse Forum, featuring hundreds of sex stories.
EarlMiller.com is a very good hardcore photography site and I haven't found too many others like it. I really enjoyed the high quality pictures and the gorgeous women. If you've read many of my reviews you know I'm a sucker for the more high glamour websites just like this. The price is reasonable, especially if you stick around for more than a month when it drops down to $20 a month. The area that I felt was lacking the most was the video section. The quality and quantity just wasn't there. However, this is a photo site, not a video site, so it won't factor into my score too much. Overall I will say I recommend this site. It may not be perfect but it still delivers what it promises: high quality Earl Miller exclusives. If you're a Penthouse fan then you really must check out EarlMiller.com.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 11-17-04 |
Looks like Earl has been plugging away since our last review, adding quality pornstar content six days a week as well as upgrading this entertaining website.The area of the site that has seen the most improvement (and the area that needed it the most) is certainly the video section. Formerly this section contained 33 clips that were hardly worth discussing. The collection has more than doubled to now include 80 clips. Also, these new videos are now offered in both Quicktime and Windows Media at high and low quality (formerly only QT was available). These are some great upgrades to the site.
Otherwise things look much like they did during our last visit. I think it's time for a redesign to spruce things up, although the current setup is functional. It does look like they're beta testing a new model index that will make things a bit easier to browse. The total model count is currently at 243 (up from 205) for a total of around 35,000 pictures available. I have to say I'm still a fan of Earl's and am happy to see the site moving in the right direction.
Score remains at 85.9.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 11-17-05 |
Wow, it's been exactly a year to the day since we last viewed the quality work of Earl Miller! At first I thought things looked pretty much the same as they did at our last visit but there are a few changes and some growth worth noting. First off, updates have been consistant so the site has grown from 35,000 images to 49,000, which averages out to over 1,000 new pictures each month. The video section has also grown from 80 clips to 174. I'm really pleased to see such big jumps in the content counts. Starting in March of 2005, Miller began incorporating a third image size into his photo options so now you can view pictures up to 1280x835! I think this was a great move and does justice to his quality, professional style. Also worth mentioning is a special price that Miller has set up for readers of The BestPorn. You can join for $20 a month instead of $30 which is an awesome value for content of this caliber. I'd still like to see a redesign here to a more polished look, but it's the content that matters and that is Miller's strength. My score is going up for this quality glamour site.
Score decreased from 85.9 to 85.4.
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