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Show Guys is a live show site that offers hardcore sex, a very good mix of horny guys plus a large collection of live show archives and pics. You can preview all the models in the tour and you'll find amateurs, cam guys and even some pornstars listed. You can see a preview thumb and short profile of each guy and you can also see a preview of every video in the site, including a sample thumb, description and running time. I'm a big fan of sites that show you exactly what to expect in the member areas, so not only do I appreciate the hardcore sample pics and long preview video - I also like the honesty of this tour.
When you log into Show Guys, the first thing you may notice is there's a video playing on the left side of the page. On the right is a chat area and below on the page is the schedule for the next week. The member navigation links are at the top of the page and they are: Galleries, Models, VOD, Buy Videos, PPV and Schedule. There are also links at the bottom of the page, including the forum, which probably should have been at the top so members could find it easily. At the bottom of the page you'll also find contact info and a link if you want to model for Show Guys.
Before we go further inside the site, I wanted to mention something that is pretty important. Most sites use the term VOD (short for video on demand) for pay per view movies, but that is not the case with Show Guys. VOD is actually the video listings, so don't be shy about going there - they won't bite and there are no charges associated with the VOD page.
There are 3 ways to browse the content at Show Guys - by gallery (each also has a link to the video), by model or by video. I found advantages to them all as the pages are all well laid out and easy to navigate with no bs or ads to confuse things.
There are currently 190+ galleries, each with pics and a link to the video. The pics are browsed in thumbnailed galleries and in many galleries the pics open using a Flash viewer, which I didn't love. It keeps you from being able to download the pics and I just prefer my galleries lower tech. The pics range from 450x338 to 500x375 at good amateur quality. They may be vidcaps, but if so, someone has put considerable time making them look better than vidcaps do. Or they could be pics shot with a camcorder. Either way, most of the pic sets are good stuff and show all the action extremely well.
The 196 videos are shown at a screen size of 320x240 and a bitrate of 128k with a few exceptions, which streamed at 113k. The vids look better than the bitrate may lead you to believe and most of the videos look pretty good. I was surprised at the quality they got out of such a low bitrate - a lot of the videos actually look okay enlarged to 200%, although going full screen lowered the quality too much for my personal tastes. The movies are in WMV format and offered as full streaming videos only, which means no clips or downloadable versions are offered. The movies load quickly in Media Player which is embedded on a page, and I was happy with the sound as it's pretty darn good.
There are over 150 models in the Show Guys model index. Each is listed with a preview thumb, his profile info and links to his pics and videos. The guys are listed alphabetically but since they are all listed on a single page, it's easy to scroll up and down to find the guys you like.
There are some things I really liked about Show Guys. The first? Variety, variety, variety! There are all sorts of men here from big beefy mature guys to some cute twinks. Something else I liked is that while the videos aren't huge, the colors are vibrant and lifelike rather than the rather washed out colors on many other sites. The models all look like they're having a great time, which is refreshing after seeing so many rather bored porn guys. Another thing I really liked is that the movies are nice and long - every one I watched was over 45 minutes. The Show Guys videos and pic sets are hardcore - this is not a solo jackoff site and certainly not a stripping site.
In fact, come to think of it, there are a lot of things I like about Show Guys. The pics may not be huge, but for a live show site, they are good quality and also have better color than similar sites' pics. The director keeps things moving, and asks the models questions like where they are from, but he's not annoying or intrusive nor is he louder than the models. And I love the model index, which is well organized and gets each guy's profile right out there on the page where you can see it.
Of course, life isn't perfect so there are a few things I didn't care for. The first is, of course, calling the video section VOD. I also felt that several of the links on the bottom of the page should be on the top, or at least emphasized in some way. Perhaps, because of all the different options that didn't fit, Show Guys would do better with a side navigation bar. Still, once you know where everything is, you're good to go. And of course, I'd always like bigger pics and videos, but I feel that way about almost all sites.
The bottom line is that for archived live show videos, the movies at Show Guys are good quality, play smoothly and are full of cum-splattering, hardcore gay sex. While these vids won't compare with the vids in a high quality DVD site, live show fans will enjoy then and the live shows a lot. I did. Add to that some pretty nice pic sets, the fact that this site has a lot of content and regular live guys on cam and you have yourself a very nice package. The price is very reasonable, too, so whether you love to watch guys sucking cocks live or just want to see all the videos and pics, why not head on over to Show Guys and see what they have to offer!
Things we liked:
- Exclusive content
- Hot live shows, often with 3 or more guys or pornstars
- Lots of bonus sites and material
- Site has either a live show or content update every day
Things we didn't like:
- Videos are not downloadable
- Videos could be bigger with a higher bitrate
Membership prices: ( billing by CCBill )
- Monthly: $24.95 (recurring every 30 days, price drops after 7 months)
- Monthly: $34.95 (non recurring)
- Other: $89.00 (180 days non recurring)
Reviewed on 2007-11-20
Pat | 13 Nov 2007
My rating:
The site says they have 3 live shows per week, and this week's schedule shows 3 shows - one on friday, one on saturday and one on sunday. The rest of the days they add videos or pic sets.
Would be nice if they added downloadable videos.
Tom | 02 Apr 2007
My rating:
The videos on this site are still streaming only, which is kind of a pain in the ass. At least there's daily live shows (I don't think the reviewer noted this in his review). Still worthwhile, but not as good as it could be.
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