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| Content Quantity: |
15/20 |
Content Quality: |
19/20 |
Updates: |
8/10 |
| Entertainment: |
14/15 |
Navigation & Design: |
7/10 |
Download: |
3/5 |
| Value for Money: |
12/15 |
Reviewer's Tilt: |
2/5 |
Total: |
80/100 |
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Site info help
Site info valid on date of review
| Pictures: |
252 photosets (approx. 20-120 per set)
Resolution varies, but around 800 to 1000 px on most |
| Video: |
177+ DVDs (approx. 4-6 scenes each) + additional scenes on included sites
Windows Media (wmv) available
Highest quality: wmv 640x480, 1500 kbit
No DRM protection |
| Notes: |
XXX Key is an AVN/AEN (adult video/entertainment network) made up of currently 86 small sites as well as DVD and photo gallery sections on the main site.
I'm uncertain about the number of videos aside from what's in the main DVD section, as some of the 86 (often very small) sites may or may not be recycling DVD scenes. Cross checking everything was a bit too much work, but if we are to take them on their word they are using different videos for the sites |
| Pricing: |
1 month recurring: $29.95
3 months recurring: $69.95
2 day trial: $2.95 |
Pros
+ 177 downloadable DVDs, plus whatever additional scenes may or may not be spread out over the often extremely small and rather messy (see the cons below) 86 included niche sites. That's a pretty decent collection, or at least it is if you don't compare it to the stiff competition from the more modern DVD download sites (which is exactly what I'm going to do in the cons)
+ Great video quality on a large part of the content, 640x480, 1500 kbit. A lower 320x240 quality option is available for recent videos (and appears to be the only one for the oldest videos)
+ Pretty large pornstar photo gallery, mixing both solo glamour and hardcore photosets
+ Decent navigation features in the DVD section on the main site
Cons
- I only checked a limited selection of the 86 included sites, but all of them were extremely small, usually with little more than a handful of videos. A further annoyance came in the form of being required to login to each and every one of them, as apparantly passing on your details automatically from the main site was too much of a hassle.
These things mean that the DVD archive on the main site is probably where you'll want to spend your time, and needless to say it's hard for me to recommend that when you can get 1000-2000+ DVDs for the same price or less on not only larger but also better designed and more userfriendly sites like VideoBox, Adult Rated, VideosZ and Adult Movie Club.
AVN/AEN networks (with or without a main DVD archive) might have been the best value for money deals five years ago, but they just seem hopelessly outdated and outclassed these days. The only place I've seen an AVN system work well the last few years is at HentaiKey, but that's only because of the fairly unique and very varied nature of the content (and even they have drastically weeded out the original number of sites for a better and less confusing experience)
- I could pick out a few additional flaws (although probably no major ones), but I think what I wrote about should probably be enough.
Well, actually there's one potentially huge one I should perhaps mention. I experienced incredibly slow download speeds, less then 20 Kb/s on a connection that should do (and usually does) 120 Kb/s. In the defense of XXX Key though, it's impossible for me to say if that might just have been a temporary problem, or a server routing issue. If not it's definately another killing blow
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95+ Excellent
85-94 Very Good
75-84 Good
65-74 Acceptable
-64 Don't Bother
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