SEPTEMBER 2007 RE-VISIT

(After this review they added the site Monster Curves.-Eds.)

All Sites Access is one of the original "reality porn" networks. A year or so after our last review (August 2005, below) it re-branded itself as Reality Kings. This is a typical marketing maneuver, also utilized by the former OxPass (now the Bang Bros. Network) and BrainPass (now Pornstar Network). However, despite the change in labels we are talking about what are essentially the same products, albeit larger and technically more sophisticated after the passage of several years. When we first joined Big Naturals five or six years ago the best video were short clips formatted at 320x240 and 400 kb/s. And we thought it looked great.

Times have changed. The network (whatever you want to call it) now offers up 20 sites. These are: Big Naturals, MILF Hunter, 8th Street Latinas, Cum Fiesta, In the VIP, We Live Together, Mike in Brazil, Money Talks, Round 'n' Brown, MILF Next Door, First Time Auditions, Eurosex Parties, Mike's Apartment, VIP Crew, Street Blowjobs, Captain Stabbin, Team Squirt, Big Tits Boss, Flower Tucci and Pure 18.

Most of these sites we've reviewed separately. So you can see what we have to say about them generally in their individual reviews. But in cases where the review was done several years ago, refer to this review for updates.

Maybe the first thing to notice about the list (well, we have to start somewhere) is the fact that the line-up has trimmed some of the dead wood. Sites like Top Shelf Pussy, Mega Cock Cravers, and White Dolls, which were junk anyway, have been dropped. What's left are 20 sites that are exclusive and actively updating. Almost every other network we can think of is carrying at least a couple of dead sites, and in some cases they're carrying a lot more than that. But the 20 core sites here are all going strong. The only one we had concerns about was Team Squirt, which didn't seem to be part of the posted update schedule. OK, fingers crossed on that one then.

Second thing to notice is the variety. Some lesbian, some MILF, some latina, some black, lots of bikinis, a couple of big tits sites, and even one individual performer (Flower Tucci). This variety is also seen in the range of talent. The emphasis here has always been on real amateurs. Yes, there are big names too (especially appearing on Big Tits Boss, the newest site as of the time of this review and perhaps a signal of a new direction). But the network advertises over 3,000 different girls and that tells you all you need to know about how wide the pool is. This has its downside. Some of the girls on some of the sites are dogs. But you do get a hell of a lot to choose from and it's not unlikely you'll find several girls you've never heard of  before capable of raising wood.

The design of the sites has been standardized to make browsing super-easy. Excellent thumbnailing throughout will help you find all of the scenes you're interested in. The network as a whole is totally integrated, making navigation to and from the individual sites simple. This is something we complained about a lot in our earlier reviews so we're glad they've fixed it. Individual performers are also linked up to separate indexes of all the episodes they appear in, which is great. Sidebars direct you to the top rated and most popular episodes for individual sites and across the entire network, broken down by date range. Our only complaint about the layout is the presence of so much advertising (principally for other networks, like Bang Bros. and Big Boob Pass). If we remember correctly, Perfect Gonzo were the first people to do this in a big way. And like a lot of other bad ideas that nevertheless make money, it's obviously caught on. Oh well. We remember when "Pay TV" meant no ads too. Now there are more commercials on cable than there are on the networks.

Tech specs are good. But the best video resolution (720x480, around 1400 kb/s) is only available for downloading full episodes (which are 45 minutes long usually). Why can't we get the shorter clips in high-res versions? This situation is further aggravated by the fact that there is a daily download limit of 1 Gb. So if you're the kind of guy who has to download everything you might find this frustrating. Otherwise, we would suggest streaming or even browsing the vidcaps or 1-minute clips to find the stuff you really like. Download limits don't really bug us that much, but we're picky about what we want to keep anyway.

Each episode also comes with production stills (900x600) and vidcaps (720x480). Lots of them. Hundreds of them in fact. But we spent very little time looking at them. Nothing against still photography, but this is a video network and these are video sites. And the pics are not studio quality.

One of the main questions you'll probably be asking is how this measures up against the competition: Bang Bros., Naughty America, Big Boob Pass, Meat Members, etc. We think it holds up very well. First off it has a ton of content. Perhaps more exclusive material than any of those other networks. And it's adding over an hour of new stuff every day. It's also maintained its own identity nicely over the years. This consists of an amateur gonzo emphasis with a lot of time spent on talk. The latter point may alienate some fans. Really, there are updates here where the sex almost seems like an afterthought given how much time is spent on background material (another reason for having high-res 15-minute clips!). Your tolerance level for yakking is something to consider, as this network probably has more talk than any of the others. But that background also does provide the sites with a lot of personality, even--dare we say it?--reality. Some of it can even be pretty entertaining in itself.

So are these guys the reality kings? Well, maybe. But there's no arguing it's an outstanding membership. You just can't beat spending $25 to get so much exclusive stuff. Frankly, quite a few of the individual sites would be worth that much in our opinion. Just make sure to avoid the "limited access" trial and join for the full month.

AUGUST 2005 RE-VISIT