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Content
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| Quality : |
19.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
14.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
9.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
4.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
65.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
4.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
17.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Temp Fill : |
9.1 / 10 |
| sub-total : |
9.1 / 10 |
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As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Cool features (zips, specific videos easy to find).
2. Good looking content all around.
3. They try to get you involved with model info, etc.
1. A bit softcore for some (but the babes are hot).
2. A few options could be expanded upon.
"I enjoyed MPL Studios, and hearing the chick's accents. The site is great these days!" |
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While I have no idea what the MPL stands for in MPL Studios' name, I do sense that their modus operandi is high quality, European content. A quick look around the tour tells you this, as we see some familiar models from that part of the world, in all their usual glory. The only thing that caught my eye at first was the claim of exclusive content, of which it's definitely not 100% exclusive as I already recognize some of the sets. Once you're inside, however, you can tell which of their content is exclusive, and which is extra "guest" content pretty easily.
The member's area is much the same as the tour, which is always a plus for me. The site is actually very simple to get around; the only confusion for me came in not knowing what each of their sections were exactly.
Studio Girls is the first link in the menu, so that's where I went first. My curiosity on the exclusivity was settled when I saw how they had their models setup. They have 12 "Studio Girls" up top, which look to contain exclusive content (even though Sophie Moone is there, so all models may not be exclusive if you were wondering). Below that, there's 29 evidently non-exclusive models available as well, of which quite a few were recognizable.
The photos they offer look great, as evidenced in their tour. All of the photos are large, colorful, clear, and crisp. The Studio Girls have pictures that are 1024x683, which is larger than the other girl's pictures at 800x600. The page with the model's galleries has links to zip files from the galleries (where each zip listed is one page of the gallery - why don't they have a full zip as well??), and a link to the gallery itself. If the girl has videos, they're listed here as well, which is great that you don't have to go searching around for the same model in the video's section.
Their main page has a link to the Video Studio, which is where you can go if you don't care about the photos from above. The clips here appear to be listed chronologically, and there's not an easy way to figure out which model it contains without either looking at the thumb, or reading the description. All of their videos are in DIVX format, and broken down into clips a couple minutes long. There's no option to get the full video, which was a little disappointing. The video quality ranges from pretty good, to great. Usually it's right up there with the photo quality. I like DIVX, except for the long download wait before you can view it. The videos are pretty split between masturbation fun, and interview type clips which were enjoyable as well.
Extras include a frame grab section, which obviously contains screen caps from their videos. Nothing too exciting there. There's also an art section that contains just over 20 artsy-looking photos from their collection. Lastly, there's a back lot which contains images that didn't quite make it onto the main site. Updates appear to come three times a week, with videos being about one in every five updates.
Your cost for all these European beauties is $25, recurring at $20 a month. I think $20 is a good price point for this site. While they have pretty good looking content, and all of the Studio Girls' sets are exclusive, a majority of the pictures aren't exclusive which hurts them. I like the simple design and the overall feeling you get here. I'll be even more impressed when they've been open longer to have more content available. About the only other thing I could hope is that they bump up the number of exclusive productions to make that the majority of the content. For now, it's a good site, with the possibility to get even better.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 03-29-05 |
Well, things are looking pretty good around these parts. They had a redesign, and it kinda looks like all the other photography sites now but it's nice all the same. The price has gone up to $30 a month, which is a lot for a smaller site. Thankfully they make it worthwhile with some very nice content (large, clear pics and great-looking videos).
New stuff is coming every day, which means it should continue growing at a fast pace. If you read their "vision," it seems like they try to provide more than just generic content of the girl. Unfortunately I didn't see much that lets you get to know their girls at all besides the photos and videos, where I was hoping to have something to read about her. They do provide what they call lifestyle photos, and behind the scenes info, though, which is pretty unique. Just browsing around the site, though, all you really get to see is the content itself.
Still, it's a great photography site, and ranks up there with the other nice ones we've looked at. I'd like to see some distinction here that sets them apart, hopefully next time we'll have more new changes.
Score increased from 82.1 to 89.4.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 07-14-06 |
You expect a site to grow of course from one review to the next, so it's always good to see when that's true which is the case here. They've amassed quite a bit of photo content, and the video section isn't awful either of course. I guess the main thing that sets them apart (besides nice content and hot chicks) is the different photo galleries they provide. They do a lot of behind-the-scene and everyday stuff in addition to their nudes and more normal content to really let you get a good look at the models. Pictures are larger than ever in the 2000x1333 range which is great. Definitely a nice site overall here.
Score increased from 89.4 to 91.1.
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