GayDemon's review of Gay Life Network

Today we're re-visiting a site called Gay Life Network. With a name like this, you might expect a mainstream gay site or something with lots of interaction, but the tour shows horny college aged guys - a mix of twinks and jocks - fucking, jerking, rimming and sucking cock, and all the episodes shown are hardcore. There seems to be a good variety of types of models and action, and also a variety of locations. The join page offers 5 bonus sites, and tells us that members can expect downloadable MP4 and WMV videos, streaming Flash vids in several sizes and downloadable mobile content, as well. They also show the number of scenes per bonus site, and looks like things have grown since our last visit. Sound good? Then join me to see what's new at Gay Life Network!

The member home page links are at the top of the page followed by site news on the left, recent updates and episodes coming soon on the right. There's also a couple of ads and a poll to the left. One of the first things I noticed is that the updates are not just for this site but for the entire network,and there have been 4 new videos added in the last 5 days. Gay Life Network itself updates once a week, although a couple months ago it was updating anywhere from 7 to 9 days apart. The site currently offers members 92 updates, each of which have videos and pics.

Gay Life Network movies are offered in 3 formats - WMV, MP4 and streaming Flash. The larger WMV's and MP4's are shown at 640x480, the WMV's with bitrates around 2 Mbps at good quality and the MP4's lower at average quality. There is 1 lower quality WMV and 2 smaller MP4's for older mobiles. The highest quality MP4's are called WIFI, and they look good on iPhones and iPod Touch, while the lowest version is probably best used on smaller screens. There are 4 sizes of streaming Flash, the best quality shown at the same size as the other large videos. These are pretty good quality, but despite being called High Definition, they're actually standard. The WMV's and MP4's are downloadable, and all videos here are DRM-free full scenes.

Each video update comes with a set of pics that are vidcaps, which are pictures pulled from the video rather than shot with a digital camera. These vidcaps are average vidcap quality, which means there's some blurring and lack of clarity but no major issues - you can always make out the action, so they make a great way to preview the videos. The pics are shown at from 640x480 to 1000x750, and can be downloaded in a zip file or enjoyed as a hands-free slideshow.

While most of the sites in the network are twink sites, featuring all sorts of cute boys, Gay Life Network's own content is a mix of twinks, jocks and hunks - even mature guys and muscular Latinos - so it breaks the format a bit. Expect plenty of sucking and fucking, threesomes, bondage and a few jerkoff sessions. The action takes place all over, including at the gym, the locker room, in the kitchen, the bedroom and various other locations.

Gay Life Network members get access to 5 bonus sites in the same network, 2 more than there were at our last visit. They are Teach Twinks, Beddable Boys, Best Bareback, Lollipop Twinks and Twinkylicious - and 5 straight sites, plus 4 gay feeds and 9 straight feeds. I'd say the gay bonus sites add value for members since they not only use the same type of guys but sometimes the same models appear in both Gay Life Network and one or more of the other sites.

When it comes to issues, I have a few things worth mentioning. First off, there's a pre-checked offer on the join page, so you'll want to read that before joining. Next, trial memberships may - according to the site terms - give limited access. And last, the top of every single page I went to in the network is a giant ad for their twink vampire feature film, and it isn't clear it's an ad. And one last thing - while the tour claims that there are high definition MP4 and Flash vids, there aren't any HD videos in the site.

Gay Life Network has a lot going for it. There are the good sized downloadable videos, which are DRM-free, the mobile videos that play well on iPhone and iPod Touch, weekly updates and a good collection of exclusive twink bonus sites. Offering 92 episodes, most of the action is hardcore, although there are a few solo sessions. And the bonus sites definitely add a lot of value if you like twink cock. While there are some downsides, none of them is a dealbreaker in my opinion. If you're looking for a gay hardcore site with some hot guys and tons of twink bonus content, I'd say that Gay Life Network is worth checking out.

Things we liked:

• Videos are downloadable
• No DRM used
• Currently there are weekly updates
• Fast download speeds up to 1.7 Mbps
• Can do 4+ simultaneous downloads

Things we didn't like:

• Pre-checked offer on join page
• Trial memberships may give limited access
• No HD videos, as promised on site

Click here to visit Gay Life Network