| [Visit Male Digital] |
| Vids: | 1550 (avg. 18 min.) Video scenes are from DVDs No DRM |
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| Format (mode) | Size (px) | Speed | |||
| Win. Media (stream/dwnld) | 720x480 | 2000k | |||
| QuickTime (stream/dwnld) | 720x480 | 1200k | |||
| Flash (stream) | 720x480 | unknown_k | |||
| Pics: | 54,300 | ||||
| Type | # Sets | Size (px) | |||
| Vidcaps | 1550 sets of 35 images | 720x480 | |||
| Hot: | One monthly price for 1500+ scenes. | ||||||
| Not: | Non-exclusive, "B" studio content; pre-checked cross-sell during sign-up. | ||||||
Although it might sound like a queer technology site, or maybe something aimed at guys into finger fucking, Male Digital is essentially a DRM-free collection of over 1500 video scenes for one monthly price. Like a neighborhood shop, the site houses a good-sized selection of videos in a variety of categories. Many of the titles are by lesser known European studios, including Eagle Video, Huge Studio and Luis Blava, and many feature bareback, bisexual and group scenes.
Tour
Browsing Male Digital’s tour is like walking down the aisles of a virtual video store: you see cover and credit information for all of the site’s titles but, aside from screen captures for some features, few other previews are available. Potential subscribers do have access to a brief whole-site video trailer which is a montage of scenes with text banners like “Warning! Web’s Best Gay Material!”, but it provides little more that a few glimpses of flesh and a couple of giggles. The tour, like the site itself, can be navigated by category, date updated, or studio.
Navigation
A simple, clean site design and standard features make Male Digital easy to navigate. All of its videos are cross-categorized and searchable by multiple criteria, with basic drop-down menus allowing for easy keyword selection. However, the menus aren’t available on all pages, which can lead to a potentially confusing reliance on your browser’s “back” button. For the benefit of the squeamish sissies in its subscriber base, Male Digital segregates its bisexual content in a separate, but identically laid-out, section
The Men and the Action
Every “type” of guy is represented on Male Digital – lots of creamy younger guys, but also bears, black men and something called “Dragon Boys” (which we learn is someone's idea of how to refer to Asian men.) The models share some common traits: minimal acting skills, trim bodies, and complete anonymity. These are the generic guys that populate the thumbnails on promotional gallery sites. The women of the guy-on-girl videos are essentially the same: interchangeable, unexceptional fleshbots.
Many videos on Male Digital do feature known performers, notably European models like Jack Roys and George Basten, but they often appear only briefly or are not at their best in the site’s content.
Close to one in three of the titles in Male Digital are bareback. Also, take note that just under a quarter of the content concentrates on “bisex” themes, almost always two guys getting it on with one girl.
Video Details
Male Digital’s over 1550 videos, each between 15 and 20 minutes long, are individual scenes excerpted from hundreds of DVD movies. The site is updated with at least one scene every day, which is available for immediate, DRM-free, download.
| Videos are available as “small” or “big” files in download or stream speeds ranging from 56 kps to 1.5 mbps. The site’s default download format is Windows Media, but it offers QuickTime downloads for Mac users as well. These play in a sizable 720x480 window. You can also stream the videos in a Flash player. For those looking for more options, or experiencing playback troubles, Male Digital links to an alternative media player called VCL. |
The quality of Male Digital’s titles varies by studio, but overall it is solidly average. The
videos are competently crafted, and although the camerawork and editing are occasionally flatfooted,
action is seldom missed. A few of the non-English DVDs are embellished with cloying synthesized
soundtracks, so when watching those you'll want to set your computer speakers to "mute."
Image and Other Content
Each scene in Male Digital is accompanied by a gallery of 30 to 60 good quality video captures, decently sized at 720x480 pixels. These can't be viewd in as a slideshow or downloaded in zip form. The only other content is sales-related: a store hawking US Male DVDs and a links page leading to Male Digital affiliates.
Summing Up
Male Digital isn’t
fine dining; it’s fast food. If you’re looking for quick kicks you’re likely to find something
there that gets you running, but don’t look to this site for fresh or substantial sexiness. On the
other hand you get a lot of porn for one reasonable monthly price.
