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Content
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| Quality : |
18.5 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
14.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
10.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
63.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 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: Maggie |
Initial Review: 08-15-07 |
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1. Exclusive content.
2. Good sized collection.
3. High quality photos.
4. Daily updates.
1. Older photos are smaller.
2. Video quality could be better.
"Exactly the kind of quality entertainment you'd expect from Penthouse." |
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Penthouse.com is the official website of world-famous Penthouse magazine. You’re no doubt familiar with their legacy of beautiful Penthouse Pets and for the first time you can access all of their ladies in one place. From the disco babes of 1973 to 2007’s current hotties, you can find all of the wonderful smut that makes Penthouse what it is right here.
The Goods –
All of the content here is exclusive Penthouse material. Some of it is scanned images from their archive of Pets (dating back over 30 years) and some of it is original material created just for their website. It all has that special Penthouse touch that you won’t find anywhere else.
They’ve got a good sized collection of entertainment. There are currently approximately 70,000 photos of more than 300 models along with 175 videos. In addition to that, there are forum letters, questions to Dr. Z from Penthouse readers, and x-rated video reviews, as well as Penthouse Letters, video feeds, and weekly live chats. There’s plenty here to keep members busy.
Photo quality for many of their sets is very good. Images are offered in five sizes with the largest at a whopping 4000x2667! These pictures are as sharp and colorful as you would hope for from one of the world’s top men’s magazines.
Updates come daily. Looking through their update calendar, you can see that they add either a new gallery or video every single day. They also show thumbnails of what’s coming next in future updates.
The Bads –
Not all galleries offer the super high resolution pictures. Older sets are closer to 1200x1000. The pictures still look nice enough, but they don’t come close to the newer sets.
Video quality was so-so. The clips play at 700k and look on the better side of average. They still look professional, but the video picture isn’t as sharp as it could be. There are no options for full-length videos, other formats, or quality settings. It’s a pretty basic video section.
Conclusion –
Penthouse Magazine has made a good transition to the web. They’ve got a large collection, high quality content, daily updates, and a reasonable price of $25 a month. The video section was a bit disappointing, only because I expect a lot from a company like this. Still, you go to Penthouse for the photos and in that respect I think you’ll be quite satisfied.
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