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(Over 11 million megs at last count, and still
growing.-Eds.)
Let's get the big news out of the way first. And we mean Big. The
network of sites you get with a Deluxe Pass membership offers a whopping
5.6 million megs of content (almost all of it
movies) for you to download. "That's more porn than you could
download in a lifetime," they proudly boast.
Well, maybe if you got started when you were a kid . . .
Here's all the good stuff: Really high quality movies, including full
DVDs for download, updates occurring
every day (how could there not be when there are
over 600 sites in the network?), unlimited downloads (no managers), and
adequate general navigation from the main Deluxe Pass content browser.
Before you get a pass you should of course check out some of the
content available first. We could only sample a bit (just try getting
through all this in a month), but the headliner
sites include such well-known names as Playthingz.net, Clubhardball,
GBHArchive, VidsVip, AmazingVids, UnityVids, and the list goes on.
If you want to check out the full
line-up just go to Deluxe Pass and click on the tab at the top for
"Content Browser" (this link
should take you there).
OK, now for a few things we thought could have been improved. A network this
big could really, really use some kind of search function. This
wouldn't be easy, but possible. And it doesn't make things any
easier that many of the individual sites either don't have search functions
or are poorly indexed with crude navigation (for example: Movie Page 1,
Movie Page 2, etc.). Sure with 5 million megs of content strewn
over 600 sites it's going to be hard to find what you're looking for.
But it shouldn't be this hard.
The general classification scheme is just OK. There are eight main categories: DVD
Archives (115 sites!), Amateurs, Pornstars,
Asian & Hentai, Blowjobs, Pictures, Teens, and Gay & She-Males.
Obviously there is a lot of room for overlap (e.g., DVDs of amateur teens who give blowjobs, which
is really a specialty of the network as a whole). Just as obvious, since
the content browser is the only area where you can really do a search,
are the limitations. Some niche fetishes don't appear and the main
categories are quite broad and at times even misleading. A few of the
"Pornstar" sites, for example, didn't seem to have a lot of
pornstar content.
There were over 600 sites when we visited, with more being added
all the time. Some of them are not very special. Surprise. But so
what?
In addition to requiring a high-speed connection (don't even think of
getting a membership if all you have is a modem!), you might also need to upgrade your video player.
Most of the sites
use the latest version of the DivX player (or its equivalent). This is a free download though so it's not a huge issue.
You should also be aware that despite the huge amount of archive
content this is not quite all God's plenty on display. Take the time to
browse. There is a pretty good variety, but the emphasis is on teen/amateur group hardcore
and oral action. The Hentai section is also stacked. One downside is
that a lot of the material will seem
pretty familiar (though it is good quality, like all of the stuff here).
Remember: Deluxe Pass is a network of video archives (it basically
functions the same as an AVS)--it isn't shooting its own porn.
Well, we've tried to be as critical as possible. And
god knows you'll find people out there bitching about Deluxe Pass, if
just because they're so damn big. But if you like
downloading a lot of movies there's no denying this is worth it. There
are probably at least 20 sites in this network that would be worth the
$30 monthly membership alone. And you can expect most of the individual
sites to be quite responsibly and professionally run.
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