I've recently been reviewing a number of sites that would be considered bonuses through LadyboyGold. In fact, I thought that LadyboyGold was a network of sorts, but as it turns out it is a singular site with unique and exclusive content, the mother-site of the others if you will. It was launched in 2007, which is at least a year, if not two, before the bonus sites which are accessible through this pass. So the real question for me is how is this site different from the other four that come with it?
The layout, design and navigation is the same for every site, although you will pass through LadyboyGold in order to get access to any of the other sites, which include LadyboysFuckedBareback, LBGirlfriends, LadyboyDildo and LadyboyWank. The welcome message proclaims updates multiple times a week, although the claim is more or less referring to updates from every section of the pass including the bonus sites. Still, this being said, there appear to be two to three movies and photo sets added weekly and specifically to Ladyboy Gold.
The entire design is a bit dated and could use an overhaul and I also felt that navigation could be improved to some extent, although I really didn't feel lost inside the site. There is a page-top menu directing members to the various sections. There is a model directory and the webmaster(s) have taken the time to not only provide all the content for each kathoey, but there are some bio details for every babe, there is contact information, which is a specifically personal aspect and a brief description of the model from the POV of the editor is also provided.
Bonus sites aren't the only thing you are getting with this pass. There is a section of amateur submitted photo sets and a collection of non-exclusive photos of different types of shemales from around the world. A candid section is a collection of photos taken by the site owners and of kathoeys out and about town and an extras area provides wallpapers, a few additional videos and more pictures. There are live cams and there is a shemale dating community.
Exclusive content includes 452 sets of photos and 416 videos. To answer the question I had at the beginning of this review, "how is this site different from the other four that come with it?" the answer seems clear. The bonus sites appear to focus on more amateur content, while Ladyboy Gold delivers videos that are more polished, photos that are more glamorous and kathoeys who are more than likely professional rather than amateur models, or at least they seem like a more skilled bunch when it comes to working poses for the camera.
Photos can be browsed in a slideshow and sets downloaded in Zip files. Most sets average about 200 pictures, but there are smaller sets with about half that amount. However, when I witness sets with upwards of 400 images, I realize these aren't likely edited. You get some decent 1440x960 photos mixed in with very good and a few blurry pictures, but on the whole the sets offer a good selection of shots including striptease and much more explicit shots as the ladyboys spread their ass cheeks so you can get a look at their fuck holes and also shots of their cocks. There are sets of solo models, of ladyboy lesbians and of hardcore.
Videos offer the same wide range of sex action, although it is more typical to find couples hardcore scenes than solo kathoeys, at least where it concerns recent films. However, there is a drop down list of keywords and there are 63 tags including everything from blowjobs and anal to toys and lesbians through different types of fetishes and cumshots. When it comes to videos you get an MP4/iPod (1600kbps, 960x640) download and a choice between low, medium, high and HD WMV (4090kbps, 1280x720) quality downloads. Since some of the bonus sites offer HD MP4 downloads, it would probably be great to have the option here, as well, but the options are decent and the best quality is very good, although not as sharp as perhaps I imagined. Still, the collection of Asian shemales is fantastic. I'm really into Asians and these ladyboys are often petite and feminine and if they didn't have a cock dangling from their bodies, you might never even know that they are kathoeys.
Final Verdict
Ladyboy Gold delivers more content than you could ever imagine. I felt that maybe an HD MP4 download would be a nice option along with all the others, and I thought the design and navigation could also be improved. I have some other minor gripes, but these are overshadowed by the advantages of LadyboyGold. I feel that it is really quite rare to find shemale sites with not only such a large range of good quality and exclusive content, but with so many thrilling bonuses and extras. Do you get your money's worth from a Ladyboy Gold membership? Hell yeah.