Reviewed 2010-01-19 l Last update on 2020-09-27
DVD Box was one of several DVD download sites that launched a few years ago, and this one now boasts of thousands of DVD titles, tens of thousands of scenes, and multiple daily updates. This massive collection of porn includes titles in a very wide variety of categories, all presented in a very easy-to-use members area with plenty of download and viewing options. Let's get inside the members area and take a closer look at this large site.
It goes without saying that a collection featuring DVD titles for download is non-exclusive, so the value for a site like DVD Box is in the site size, quality, and usability. On the day I visited the members area offered 4922 DVDs comprised of 23,552 individual scenes. Updates are made seven days a week, and the additions can range anywhere from two or three titles to dozens of titles each day.
The video materials here cover a very wide range of categories including amateur, anal, big ass, lesbians, interracial, threesomes, teens, MILFs, POV, orgies, voyeur, and dozens more. Straight, lesbian, and gay titles are all found here, although the portion of flicks featuring male-on-male action is pretty small compared to the full collection with around 365 gay titles. The transsexual genre is also represented with around 80 titles. I thought the fetish section, with nearly 300 titles, could have been broken down into more specific like bondage, smoking, and spanking.
The top quality level offered for the flicks here is 720 x 480 pixels, 2200 kbps. Because these flicks were originally recorded over a time span ranging across more than 30 years and come from a variety of sources, quality isn't always consistent. The newer releases typically look a little better than the older stuff, and these usually play pretty clearly at their normal size. Enlarging for full-screen viewing can often cause noticeable quality issues, so even though the specs on these are decent, the playback just isn't as nice as it could be.
DVD Box doesn't have a tour in the traditional sense, but non-members can preview the entire collection by visiting the site. Everything is available to browse, and you can view the scene information and preview images for each and every scene and title available on the site. Since most other DVD download sites offer full previews of their collections as well, it makes it very easy to find the one that has the most of your favorite categories.
Although the navigation and search options here aren't quite as extensive as I've seen on some similar sites, I really have no major complaints. There are some easily avoidable ads and up-sells, and you can browse the large collection of DVD titles by category, pornstar name, studio, or series. A tag system allows you to easily access similar and related themes on the site.
Although I was pretty pleased with the navigation options here for the most part, there are a few quirks that I just can't ignore. The first is the way the video viewing and downloads are handled. Full-length files are offered in around 10 different formats, but only WMV downloads and Flash format streaming are available on the fly. For all other formats, you must select the "convert" option, select the file type you'd like to convert it to, and then wait 24 hours for your desired file type to become available. When I tried this, I got a message telling me that the download I requested would be automatically added to my favorites list, and that brings me to the next quirk. Where the heck is the favorites list?
I consider myself an expert porn site user, and it still took me a few minutes to find it. As far as I can tell, the only way to access your converted file types and favorites list is to scroll down to the bottom of the page and visit the sites "site map" where you'll find the link you need. The link for the site map is at the very bottom of the page and so small that I can easily see most users completely overlooking it, and I've never had to dig into a site site map just to find a basic feature before this. Despite the quirky file conversion process here, I think there's a lot of value to be had at DVD Box. Most users will probably be fine with the Flash streaming and WMV downloads that are available immediately.
DVD Box isn't the top DVD download site on the net, but it is one of the good ones. The quality and size of the collection is a bit lower than the leaders of the pack, you can easily preview their entire collection and find out if they have what you're looking for. The site is easy-to-use, updates daily, offers good variety, and is a good and safe site to join if you're interested in what they're offering.
