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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
15.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
14.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
8.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Download : |
1.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
59.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.0 / 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. Large collection of DVDs.
2. Decent browse/search tools.
3. Exclusive DVD content section.
1. Expensive for short rentals.
2. Stream only PPV movies.
3. No update specifics posted.
"A lot of DVDs with an exclusive movies section for those who prefer pay-per-view pricing." |
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MaleFlixxx.tv is a pay-per-view DVD movie site. One thing I always like about sites like this is that non-members can browse the collection to see what they've got. New and top rated movies are featured on the main page and it's possible to delve deeper through niche categories, studios, stars, themes, and a power search. The "themes" section stood out, it's kind of a micro-niche breakdown which can be quite useful. The individual movie pages themselves have all the basics you'd expect like stars, studio, year, rating, country, director, and length. Basically they have the type of infrastructure I look for on big DVD site such as this.
With PPV sites one key thing to consider is always the price. Watching a lot of movies can become very expensive very quickly especially since these are true rentals where you'll only get access for 2hrs, 5hrs, or 24 hrs. The film library unmatched by normal monthly hardcore gay movie sites but what you give up is downloading and future viewing. The deal here is you rent a scene, usually 10-20 minutes long, for 2 hrs at about $3 or 5 days at around $4-5. The key is that it's just one scene, not the entire movie. Full movie rental will run you about $8-10 for 24hrs or $12-15 for 5 days. Purchasing time is pretty straightforward with extra money given for purchasing larger packages.
Real Player is the base format here with the movies streaming in-browser. I also found it's possible to right click and play them in a stand alone Real Player too for those interested in that. Sometimes WMV files are available too, icons are listed for each video letting you know what each one has. Usually I'm quite negative on sites that go with Real although in MaleFlixx's case it's not as important since we're not talking about downloading files to your computer. To me it doesn't really matter what the format is when I'm streaming them in-browser. The video quality itself is fine, there's not really much to say on that.
There aren't specific dates on the updates but from what I can tell there's new additions on a regular basis. Quantity and selection are clearly MaleFlixx's biggest strengths; they've got a substantial library featuring all sorts of hardcore gay sex. Price and the short rental time are what hurt this site in our review scoring model (i.e. price and value). I'm surprised that the basic rental period is hours instead of days along with the fact that the $3-4 rental is for a scene and not a full movie.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 11-28-07 |
Taking a look around the MaleFlixxx.tv site it appears they have not made any major adjustments. As a PPV site that's not surprising since the main selling point for these sites is always the massive database of movies offered. MaleFlixxx has continued updating and now has well over four thousand full-length DVDs. As I mentioned in my initial review they have the appropriate navigation tools and if memory serves me correctly the design has stayed the same. My main points on the negatives haven't changed either with the streaming format and pricey rental PPV system being the main issues.
Score increased from 77.5 to 80.0.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 10-22-08 |
This is TBP's third look at MaleFlixxx.tv and the foundation of the site has held steady. Still they've continued to build the collection of movies which now tops five thousand titles. They still don't post update specifics but clearly they are constantly growing the collection. One specific item I haven't addressed yet is that one of the movie niche categories is "Exclusive" so it appears they have original titles available for members. That section is quite sizable and I also like the fact that they go beyond the basics by organizing movies into other niche sections like Bareback and Wrestling. Taking a look at the new movies list I see that most of these have both the WMV and Real formats offered which is good. Still there are some with just the Real Player which is the lower quality of the formats. All told Maleflixxx.tv remains a huge source of gay niche movies for those interested in PPV/Rental pricing structures.
Score increased from 80.0 to 82.0.
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