GayDemon's review of English Lads

English Lads is a site featuring 18 - 25 year old twinks and jocks from the UK. The boys on the tour are hot, and include a variety of "types". Clicking UPDATES on the left side of the page takes you to a preview of all the over 500 video and pic updates inside the site. Each is listed with the date it was added, name of the model or models, as well as a clickable link leading the the model's profile page. There's plenty of hardcore as well as some cute guys in solo sets, and for those who love both accents and uncut cocks, English Lads looks great, so let's take a closer look!

The member home page is easy to use and has all the features I like to see. The most recent pic sets and videos are listed at the top, each with a thumb and the date it was added, and there are also coming attractions. Below these are search options and info. You can search the photos, the videos, by model name or by "stats", which allows you to search by any feature including cut or uncut, body type, hair color, sexuality, etc. And underneath this are the top lads. The most recent updates were added within the last 2 days. While the content in the member area isn't dated, the updates page on the tour is, and the site updates with new pics and video every 4 to 7 days.

There are currently 404 videos inside English Lads, 171 than on our last visit a bit over 25 months ago. They are good quality and the video options can all be streamed or downloaded. The newer high res vids are available as WMVs and Quicktimes, and are shown at a screen size of 960x540 at 1.92 Mbps and the older at 640x480 with a bitrate of about 1.6 Mbps. The vids also come in medium resolution, which are shown at 320x240 at around 850k or larger, depending on the age of the videos. The medium res vids are also available in MP4 format, which is handy - the older WMVs are DRM-protected, but luckily Mac users and those who want to keep the videos can download them in MP4 format.

Here's a feature I've only seen at English Lads that I think some people are going to really appreciate. Each movie comes in a long and a short version - the long version shows the modeilng and any interview and then the action, the short version shows only the action. This means guys who want to get right to the good stuff don't have to wait through the posing and guys who want to get to know more about the models can watch the long videos. The longer videos average around 30 minutes and the shorter ones are around 16 minutes.

I don't want this review to get too long, but I do want to mention that there are 621 pic sets, which is 173 more sets than there were 25 months ago. The newer pics are good quality and shown in 2 sizes, the larger of which is 750x1125, and the older sets are shown at 450x600 and good amateur quality. The sets can be viewed as a slideshow or in thumbnailed galleries. Descriptions are hot and there's a profile for each lad.

English Lads offers plenty of hot British models. There are slender twink boys, athletic types and even some scally lads. Despite the choice of cut or uncut in the stats menu, all but 26 of the boys are uncut. The action here varies - solo jackoffs, hardcore fucking and threesomes. One of the things that make 18 - 25 year olds so appealing is that they're always horny, and the models at English Lads are no exception. BTW, a lot of the more popular lads are brought back for further shoots, so it's a good idea to rate your favorite videos and pic sets.

The site has 2 features worth checking out - the newsletter and the forum. The newsletter isn't actually a newsletter so much as a blog that includes background on the latest updates and outtake pics. The forum is actually fairly busy, and you can talk with other members about the videos, the models and post ideas for future shoots.

While the newer videos don't use DRM, the older WMVs do, so Mac and Linux users won't be able to watch them and they will only play for 30 days. Luckily the newer videos don't use DRM, nor do the smaller Quicktime or MP4 videos offered as a second format for all the movies.

English Lads has over 400 videos, over 600 pic sets and it's all exclusive. All the models here are, indeed, english lads. The action is hot, the site is well laid out and navigation is simple. The site adds a new video every 4 to 7 days and a new pic set every 3 to 7 days, for a total of 6 vid updates and 6 pic updats per month. I really liked the search options - with a little practice, you can find exactly the type of guys you're looking for or the exact model. The pics are good quality, the videos are large and can be streamed or downloaded. In fact, the only thing I didn't love about English Lads is that the older movies do use DRM, but luckily the site discontinued the use of DRM on their newer videos. If 18+ boys turn you on, especially UK boys, be sure and check out English Lads - it's one of the better sites around and a Gaydemon favorite!

Things we liked:

• Exclusive content
• Lots of British lads with uncut cocks
• Videos are downloadable
• Can do 4+ simultaneous downloads
• No DRM used on newer vids

Things we didn't like:

• DRM is used on the older videos

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