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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
14.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
14.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
3.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
57.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
4.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.5 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
8.0 / 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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| Editor: Spencer |
Initial Review: 06-08-07 |
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1. Lots of movies up.
2. Updates come regularly.
3. Unique DVD's.
1. Downloads were a bit slow for me.
2. Can't browse site while downloading.
3. Quality could be better.
4. Very expensive.
"While the site isn't anything special, the movies are a bit unique and worthy of a look." |
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Why they call themselves Seventeen Video is beyond me, since their FAQ and terms state that they only offer girls over 18. So if you were thinking otherwise, know that we wouldn't list anything illegal here. However, they do focus on the 18+ teen market, so there should be some fun here. It looks like they bring in videos from a few different European markets for viewing on their site. Membership is 30 Euros a month, which makes it quite expensive for us in the USA (about $40 a month currently, yikes!).
The goods:
- Lots of movies online. With over 400 DVD's on the site currently, there's no lack of content here. Add in the updates that come weekly, and they're doing okay in the content collection I'd say.
- Updates come regularly. It's not exactly the fastest update schedule, but it's regular from what I can tell. They also don't date anything which doesn't help. It looks like something new is put up weekly though, which is better than no updates!
The bads:
- Downloads were a bit slow for me. They came in anywhere from 1/4-1/2 speed for us, which is just to slow for me unfortunately. Download accelerators don't work either, and you're stuck waiting for the full file to download before viewing it.
- Can't browse site while downloading. They seem to only allow one connection to their site at a time, which is why download accelerators don't work, and you can't even browse the site while downloading a video (let alone download two videos at once). I understand why they might limit things, but this one is a little excessive.
- Quality could be better. The newest videos have decent specs, but even they have some artifacts around that get in the way. The older videos just don't live up to today's standards unfortunately, and are a bit below par.
- Very expensive. Add in our poor exchange rate to their already high price, and for anyone in the US it's just quite an expensive venture here.
Conclusion:
As a video site goes, there are better alternatives out there for less money. They do at least provide a decent amount of content that's different from the norm. The site is okay but could use more options all around, and I'd love to see a few more updates per week for the price. However, it's not a real bad join, you just have to be prepared for the downfalls.
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