Gay Porn Access review

Overview:
With so many straight porn networks out there, gay guys might start feeling a little left out. Straight fellas get all the tits 'n' pussy, while the gays are left with underdeveloped sites that look like they're stuck in 1994. Not only do heterosexuals get all the breaks in society, they also get the best porn sites? Screw that! It's time for a revolution. Gay men must stand up for their right to become members of huge porn networks that feature high-quality fuck flicks of all varieties. Every revolution needs something to model themselves on, whether it's a leader, a manifesto, or a political ideal. The gay porn revolution now has its model in Gay Porn Access.

Gay Porn Access is a network that joins a mammoth 273 websites, with each offering some superhot hardcore gay content taking up 17628GB of server space. That's astronomically huge! You'd think that it'd be extremely easy to get lost on a network this large, and we'll soon find out if that's the case. Once you've logged in and landed on the main members' page, you'll start to see what kinds of sites are connected to Gay Porn Access. You've got an enormous variety of porn niche at your disposal, including solo guys, twinks, bears, daddies, Asians, studs, Euros, jocks, S&M, black dudes, group sex, uniformed role play, and, of course, anal sex, handjobs, and more blowjobs than you can shake your dick at. When there's this much content, it's usually a good idea to jump right in and see where you end up. Strap yourselves in, fellas, 'cause things are about to get intense.

The members' area of Gay Porn Access reads like a catalog of debauchery - and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible. A menu bar sits at the top of the page and directs you to the Homepage and a couple of different ways to view the many networked sites, Browse Sites, Updated Sites, Featured Sites, and Bonus Sites, that will definitely be utilized more than once. On the left hand side of your screen is a category index, listing content types like Amateur, Asian, Bears, and Bi to Threesomes, Twinks, Uniforms and Voyeur. Each category also has a counter next to it, telling you how many sites of that type are currently available. A pictorial display of the newest and most popular sites occupies the majority of the home page, with each one offering not just a preview image, but also a description of the site's m.o. and the number of movies you'll find there. The Browse Sites index gives you a listing of every site that's connected to Gay Porn Access, sorted alphabetically by category.

Once you've taken a long, hard look around and found a niche site that suits your tastes, navigated to it and studied the page, you'll find that each of the "sites" on the network is more of a "mini-site" than a full website of its own. Most of them feature very similar layouts and designs, with a large introductory image and occasionally a flash video sitting at the top of the page. Further down are the individual video scenes, each one represented by a handful of preview pics and a brief synopsis. Almost all of the sites feature some kind of advertising but thankfully it's held at the bottom of the page and isn't overly distracting. Once you've found a scene that you think might get you even harder, give it a click and get ready to rumble.

The video viewing pages are laid out thusly: a large image at the top reminds you what sites you came from (Gay Porn Access and the niche mini-site), and a "clip information" section provides you with a scene synopsis, small preview pic, video runtime, download and streaming links, and some extra linkage, Buy This DVD, Add to Favorites, Rate This Movie, and View/Add Comments. As mentioned, the videos can be streamed in Flash format, loading very quickly and looking quite nice. The downloads come in small and large resolution WMV formats, hitting 320x240 and 720x528 pixels, respectively. The larger WMV files look very nice, with good color depth and no obvious or excessive pixilation. There's also a drop-down menu and link button that seems to provide a file conversion service, allowing you to download formats that are different than the main options. The tiny info icon and text next to the link button says "click to view more info," but nothing is clickable. I tried converting a few videos to DivX format and it seemed like nothing happened. What is often the case with online file conversions is that the converted file will be made available on a personalized "favorites" or "account" page up to 24 hours after you select your alternative format. While this can be handy for less tech savvy members, those who don't mind a little extra work and desperately require one of these alternative formats can easily find a free video conversion program online, convert the files themselves and save 23 and ¾ hours in the process. Below this Clip Information section is the last important component of the video viewing pages, -the DVD Information area. Here, you'll find out everything you might want to know about the DVD that your selected video scene was pulled from. There's even a link to buy it, if you really liked what you saw.

Most of the scenes come with an additional image gallery comprised of either photos or video screenshots that can be accessed by clicking the "View Screenshots" link beneath the scene's preview pic. A number of times this link was dead, leading instead to an error page. When the link did work, however, it brought me to a page loaded with thumbnails that produced images of around 950x634 pixels. The photos looked very nice, opening in a flash-based sub-window, with clear photography and a nice amount of detail. They are not, however, as essential as the videos, which can definitely be noted as the main draw card of this network.

Membership to Gay Porn Access not only nets you complete, uh, access to the incredibly dense archives of videos, but also to three very good bonus sites: Boy Toys, All DVDs, and Flirt 4 Free; an interactive feed site, DVD download site, and webcam chat community, respectively. How much will all this cost you? Why, only $14.95 a month. Still need some extra info? Read on, faithful patron of Mr. Pinks. Read on.

Pros:
- There's an enormous collection of videos on the network, coming from hundreds of sites that cover almost every niche known to gaykind.

- It's not often that a website's tour page is memorable, but in this case, it provides a great overview of the site and offers some truly informative details.

- Overall, the quality is very good, as are the video viewing options.

Cons:
- None of the content is dated, so it's a little difficult to know how old something is until you see a dated hairstyle.

- Some of the sites don't really offer much content; some don't even continue to update.

- The content isn't exclusive. In fact, you'll find a lot of it on a few other gay networks.

- Some consistency in regards to the photo/screenshot galleries would be great. As it stands, they function merely as bonus content for video hungry horndogs.

Conclusion:
If you've been saving your pennies for a gay porn network that really delivers, it'd be well worth taking a good look at Gay Porn Access. Its name tells you almost everything you need to know. It's gay porn and you get access to tons of it! The variety of genres and styles is a huge selling point, with everything from Asians to Voyeur (and all stops in between) covered by at least one site, usually more. It definitely could be a worthwhile expenditure to throw $15 down on a Gay Porn Access membership. Think it over; you'll be glad you did.