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Homegrown Video Pay Site

The ultimate in amateur erotica and winner of AVN 2007 Best Amateur Series, Homegrown was the first company to distribute homemade porn, beginning in 1982. It's a name that's tried and true and has persevered throughout the years.

Primary Niche: Amateur Girls
Secondary Niches: Porn Videos

Site Facts All the glorious stats and details about homegrownvideo.com.

Cost & Billing

Trial: $4.95 Full Access (3 days, recurs $29.95/mo.)

Verified 09-29-09 with Homegrown Video.
CC Processor: No Independent Merchant
Notes: Trial membership at noted price can only be purchased once per year.

Videos

Quantity: 5,398+ Videos (min. per video varies)
Format #1: WMV (.wmv), 1700k, 640x480 (downloadable)
Format #2: Flash (in-browser), 1200k, 640x480 (in-browser)
Format #3: WMV (.wmv), 1000k, 640x480 (streaming)
DRM: Video downloads have No DRM (no license restrictions).
Features: Full Scenes: Y, Multi-Bandwidth: Y, Vid Caps: Y
Watermarks: Yes, medium-sized (only select videos though).
Notes: Classic videos stream in-browser at 640x480, average bit-rate of 300k. 2077 of the videos are Classic vids. Newer updates also posted in MP4 format (640x480, 1300k).

Misc

Exclusivity: All content is exclusive (advertised as exclusive.).
Download Limit: No information found in the terms and conditions.
3rd Party: Yes, forum.
Other: stories
Dates

Site Launched: Aug 1997
Listed Date: 11-20-03
Facts Updated: 01-12-10

Content Updates

Update Log: Yes
Content Dated: Yes
Details: Short section of dated upcoming updates; daily updates

Company Info

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3 Sites Listed

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Duke
11-04-2009
85.5
Official*
07-28-2009
85.4

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Homegrown Video Review by Duke Homegrown Video

Review by Duke

Released Nov 4, '09 , Written Oct 30, '09
Intro

Homegrown Video has been around for a long time and established itself long before internet porn hit the scene. Their specialty is amateur hardcore movies and they have quite a collection in their library. The guest tour does give a nice overview of the content especially the niche browsing tool which allows visitors to get a feel for the variety available. Studios like this have the advantage of having a large amount of content to draw upon but also have the weight of expectations to live up to. Fans will want to see a whole lot of movies and that is in fact what they have available here.


The Pros

  Original Homegrown Content, All Sorts of Hardcore Niches.

Homegrown has as fun collection of hardcore porn that covers just about every popular niche under the larger amateur umbrella. Some of the included themes are: BJ, couples, creampie, cumshot, asian, milf, outdoor, double penetration, toys, etc. It really is an all encompassing collection of hardcore amateur porn from a studio that has been at it for years and years.

  Thousands of Videos, Large Collection w/ Daily Updates.

The sheer quantity of content is worth mentioning since that's a real asset here. The total number of video shoots is well into the thousands and honestly that's what I would expect from a company like this. The member's home page highlights the recent updates and Homegrown has a nice track record of daily updates.

  WMV Downloads & Flash Streaming for Many Movies.

Movies are sub-categorized and in sections like Amateurs, Vintage, Homegrown All-Stars and Pro-Am there are full-movie WMV downloads in three quality levels plus Flash streaming. This constitutes about half of the total movies on the site. Downloading the files is straightforward and download manager use is allowed.

  Clean Design, Nice Video Categories plus Niche Breakdown.

With the amount of content here the navigation is important for making things user-friendly. The movies have sensible categories and then further sub-niche breakdown. Included there is a way of browsing the movies by DVD series like Eye Contact, Horny Over 40, Deepthroat Virgins, etc. There is also a broad keyword search and Advanced Search tool.

Other Good Stuff:

  • Members can rate shoots on a 5-star scale and post comments and feedback.
  • There are community features like member chat, video submissions, and more.
  • Videos are date-stamped with update information showing when they were added to the site.
  • These guys have set up a special discount price for TBP users which makes the cost lower than their standard rate.

The Cons

  'Classics' Section (Two Thousand Videos) are Streaming Only.

One of the largest sections under the movies section is called 'Classics' and there are a couple thousand total videos there. These movies are stuck in the past in terms of viewing options. No download options are offered and they are streaming only. Furthermore the streaming is WMV format and not Flash like is found in some of the other video sections.

  Overall the Video Quality/Specs are Fairly Average.

Actually this is to be expected since Homegrown is an amateur collection and therefore the focus is more on exclusivity and entertainment value rather than sheer quality. The movies look nice but many paysites offer higher res movies than what homegrown does. Also, for the downloads they stick to just the one format so there's room for more variety there.

Minor Negatives:

  • The downloadable movie files do not have any file size information posted.
  • There is no model index or model search navigation feature.
  • There are some upsells in the member's area.

Bottom Line

Homegrown offers up a big ol' collection of their studio's hardcore amateur movies.

Homegrown delivers the type of content collection that they should have considering their name brand and company purpose. The heart of the collection is indeed thousands of hardcore amateur porn videos plus they have community features as well. The main dividing line among the movies is those that are downloadable and the classics which are still streaming only. Each constitutes about half of the collection.

Site Details

About the Content: 
Original Homegrown studio movies with a mix of downloadable & stream-only videos. The amateur style movies featur all sorts of hardcore action.

Download Managers: 
Yes, should work.
Channel Max: 8
Able to pause/resume.
Test Software: IDM

Download Speed: 
Download Mgr: 1.7MB/sec.
Browser: 750KB/sec.
(258MB video, 20Mbps cable internet)

Exclusive Info: 
Advertised: 100% exclusive.
My Opinion: Yes, original movies from Homegrown Video studios.

File Sizes (HQ): 
WMV = ~200MB-250MB
(average size, HQ)

Live Cams: 
HomegrownCams.com ppv live shows.

Logging In: 
Only user/pwd required.
Saved after closing browser.
Videos don't require pwd.

Model Appearance: 
All types of models.
Mostly amateur-looking.
Thin to average body types.

Model Info: 
100s of models total.
Ages 18-50.
Mostly U.S. based.

Other Content: 
PIcture galleries.
Member forums & chat.
Video submissions.

Streaming Player: 
Medium Flash & WMV players.
5-10 second buffer.
Smooth playback.
Average quality.

Updates in Last 7 Days: 
7 new videos.
(on par with previous updates)


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"Watermark size and browser issues"
10-28-09 (2 Replies)
"Poor Quality Not Worth $40 a month"
12-13-07 (1 Reply)
"downloads now available"
10-21-07 (4 Replies)

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Homegrown Launches New & Improved Member's Page!
11-04-08 (0 Replies)
jennifer (4)
Vintage Homegrown Video Titles Released Online
07-08-08 (0 Replies)
jennifer (4)

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