Pinko VOD

If nothing else, the membership area is very well organized and entirely clutter free. The main menu, which is discreetly placed on the left-hand side of the page, is limited to only 4 essential options. Likewise, the search engine, "reload" button, and language filters are hardly noticeable when not in use. Honestly, the only real eye-catching thing about the page — aside from all those tantalizing DVD covers — is the banner atop the page, advertising new releases. Aside from that small concession, it seems they've went for functionality over flash. Works for me.

I mean, if it makes digging into all that porno easier, then it suits me right down to the ground. And speaking of porn, there's currently 823 titles to choose from, produced by over a dozen fine studios, including Wicked Pictures and ATV Entertainment. I also couldn't help but notice quite a few stars, like Belladonna and Rocco Siffridi. So, if it's polished, professional films you're after, this is the place.

Another thing that caught my eye whilst scanning those hundreds of enticing DVD covers was that there was a wide variety of production houses involved in their creation. I think I lost count at around 14, but I noticed familiar companies like Evil Angel, Wicked Pictures, and Digital Playground.

As I touched upon earlier, paying a monthly membership fee isn't necessary here. In fact, you can sign-up for free and browse their archive all you want. And if you still don't feel like dealing with a recurring fee, you can purchase site credits, and put your hard earned dollar toward only the flicks that truly catch your interest.

A nice touch is that purchasing credits in bulk is rewarded. In fact, the more credits you purchase, the bigger the reward. For instance, buying ?25 worth of credit nets you ?35 on site, ?50 will get you ?75 on site, and if you find yourself becoming a at Pinko VOD fanatic, then I'd imagine that spending ?250 for ?400 on-site should interest you quite a bit. And with temporary(48 hour) rentals being as cheap as 4.99, and and lifetime purchases not being much higher, such an investment go a very long way indeed.

But if you're more of a porn site traditionalist, you will, no doubt, be happy to hear that flat, monthly membership rates are also an option. For a mere ?19.90 a month, you get streaming access to every video on the site.

Personally, I'm more of a fan of direct-downloads, which is why I was pleased as punch to find that most of the movies on the site are availbale in several different formats and resolution sizes, with newer scenes served up as great looking 720p MPEG-4s.

It's worth noting, however, that downloading is quite a bit more expensive than streaming. Even discounted scenes can run as high as ?17. Personally, I think it's worth it just to get the thing on my personal computer, forever in my own personal collection. But perhaps that's just me.

As great as all of that is, there were a few things about the site that concerned me. I mentioned that I was initally pleased with the straight-forward, minimalistic layout style, and I was. Being able to quickly and easily dig into the content is nice. That having been said, I felt they may have went too far with their minimalistic approach. Not being able to browse by studio or niche filters made finding the sorts of scenes I was after difficult, and while the search engine was nice, it was a bit basic for my tastes.

Also, if you don't speak Italian, you may find yourself scratching your head anytime a film has much dialogue. That's because there's nothing — at least not in the flicks I watched — in the way of subtitles around these parts. What's more, even the films from American and English studios seem to be dubbed in Italian, so don't count on being able to understand those, either. I hesitate to complain too much about this, though. I mean, the tour page clearly states that it's an Italian site.