OFFICIAL
78.0
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
16.5 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
14.5 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
56.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
7.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
4.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
14.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
4.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.5 / 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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| Editor: Spencer |
Initial Review: 01-21-08 |
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1. Lots of content to see.
2. Main network pages look good.
3. A few different ways to view the WMV's.
4. Nice price!
1. Navigation (by nature) isn't the best.
2. Only WMV videos offered.
3. Non-exclusive content.
4. Quality varies a bit.
"Though I don't like the site structure, you get a lot of content at a great price here." |
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Of course, you may already know a site called Porn Access. Well today we're looking at Gay Porn Access, brought to you by the same people of course. I expect a very similar setup, with the site being based on an AVS/AEN type network of sites. Their homepage boasts 242 sites, and 1,500 movies currently, which definitely fits the bill. It's a bit of a weird way to setup a site these days with all the DVD sites out there having it setup so easily to get through things, but what can we do about that (they have a DVD site out there as well, DVD Box). My biggest complaint here is just getting into all these sub-sites, which are all unique in nature, and finding some decent content. Membership is a bargain at a special discount of $15 a month they've setup, which is a great way to start a review.
The goods:
- Lots of content to see. The main reason to join the site here is just how much content they have to see (and at such a good price, too). 1,500 videos is pretty decent, especially with all gay material. Of course you can always find bigger sites out there, but you can't complain much here.
- Main network pages look good. The Gay Porn Access specific pages look pretty nice. The sub-sites look pretty average, but when you download videos, you always head back to the main pages so things are consistent.
- A few different ways to view the WMV videos. For offering just one video type, they do give you a couple options still. You can play the streaming version, or download the small or large version. With the downloads, they even let you choose if you want a dialogue box to popup letting you save it, or if you want it to download in the background as the movie plays in WMPlayer.
- Nice price! You can't complain much about the discount they've setup here as well, which brings the cost down in half. Lots of content and a low price are always a good combination.
The bads:
- Navigation (by nature) isn't the best. As I said earlier, it's just tough for me to find specific types of content in this type of layout. You're constantly in and out of these random sub-sites, hoping you'll find something good. They have the sites broken down into genres of course, but how specific can that get really.
- Only WMV videos offered. For being a video download site, you'd think they'd have at least one more video type available. If someone doesn't like (or can't play) WMV files, they're out of luck here.
- Non-exclusive content. All the content seems to be DVD rips or similar, meaning you may have seen this stuff before. At least you get the large quantity, as that helps offset the non-exclusive aspect.
- Quality varies a bit. Some videos have decent specs, and others seem a little older. You never quite know what you're going to get here until you start viewing the video. Overall, I wish quality was just a little better I guess.
Conclusion:
While the type of site they run here doesn't quite work the best for me, that's not to say it's not good in the end. There's a ton to see, the price is great, and updates should come fairly often (though I don't see many dates around anywhere). I just hate the way you have to get around the site(s), and much prefer the conglomerate DVD sites they have these days instead. It's easier, central, and just better all around. But if you don't mind that aspect, I think it's a pretty decent join here to get some decent content.
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