A curse on TVX

[jj]

One day, I decided to add to my collection of Lolly B. stuff...... titles mainly
from the sizeable TVX range "Lolly's This and That...". You get the picture.
I could have been naughty, gone the pirate route and got third-rate clips for free;
but, being a reasonably moral sort of chap [and having a preference for good-quality
smut] I decided to 'play the game' and use the bgafd purchase-links to get the legal
downloads available from Gamelink. [This, despite my having HUGE issues with the
iniquitous DRM enforcement that means EVEN WHEN I'VE PAID FOR THE MATERIAL
OUTRIGHT I still can't burn it to disc unless I use (possibly legally-dubious)
protection-removal software].

OK, so far, so fair enough; and we'll also pass over the previously-aired general
unavailability of these titles as mint DVDs- I can accept that there's a financial
case to make for not supplying these [although hardly a customer-service one].

The first one I got was of such exquisitely appalling quality that I would have been
no worse [and financially the better] off going route one, as above.
But, in addition to being a r.m. sort of chap I also have a vestigial tolerance for
human frailty, so I tried a second, and a third, title. These too were of a similar
level of quite superlative grottiness.
You will realise, Gentle Reader, that I now felt not a little aggrieved by this callous
slap in the face for my avowed intention to do the Good Deed; and my newly-minted
hatred for TVX and all their servants, even unto the third generation, had now
filled my dorsal poison-sac with 2 litres of purest 110-proof pH2 venom.
I don't expect such downloads to be pristine DVD-quality [although they frequently
are]; but I do expect them, as an absolute minimum, to be free of massive amounts
of pixelation and dark and faulty colour-registers [if this is what their TV output
is like I'm glad I've never contemplated a subscription]. I haven't felt this
kippered since the bad old days of 'Your Scene' and the like- and since one knew
they were a bit 'naughty' one's expectations were of course correspondingly lowered.
The only explanation I can imagine is that the material downloaded is a wmv analogue
of stream-quality video; I know little about the mechanics but am aware that flv
is often used for the latter because of its comparatively small file-size [and
correspondingly generally poorer quality- one of the reasons I dislike streams so
intensely].
Whatever the technicalities may or may not be, any such explanation would fail to
account for the offering of what is essentially third-rate dross. Perhaps TVX are
fundamentalist Christians and are taking too literally the exhortation of Matthew 7:6.

Gamelink [who prior to this episode have supplied me with reasonable-quality d/ls]
I have alerted, on the presumption of prior innocence, in a politely stroppy email
pointing out their proffering of substandard material; I've also expressed the view
that they shouldn't be selling stuff without having first checked it for quality
[in accordance with their own nation's consumer protection legislation]- and if they
have so checked, then they should in cases like this provide a warning as to its
second-rate nature.

Bgafd I assume had no prior knowledge of the grottiness of the material to which
they are linking. One hopes their usual saturnine mien has been so discombobulated
by the this horrific narrative as to cause them to spill their Earl Grey.
So, at the end of this farce I'm ?20 worse off, a tiny bit worldly-wiser, 2% more
cynical of human nature; and 14% more dyspeptic. AND I'm still severely Lolly-deprived.

Would TVX, who I assume are presently spending the lion's share of my ill-spent
lucre in some downmarket wine-bar, care to comment [preferably by sending me a fat
compo-cheque and then committing collective seppuku, live on one of their shows]?
Oh, for a latter-day Ralph Nader.........

[fuzzybear53]

Good luck with the compensation cheque, more chance of getting blood out of a stone I would think.

[jj]

Indeed; but at least I've had my dose of the oxygen of p. [and TVX a well-earned
dose of the hydrogen sulphide of disapproval]- and at least others perhaps will
now be forewarned.

[Deuce Bigolo]

Cant say I'm suprised....never seen anything but low quality rubbish posted online and that goes for free forums,paysites(britishtotty)
- downloadable & streaming.

Thats to be expected given most of it was taped off the TV but you'd like to think buying froma site the quality would at least show the master exists.

One could be cynical and think their doing it deliberately so whats on the screen will forever be the best option

Age could well be a factor if the master tapes arent in pristine condition but what fool wouldnt make sure their main asset is protected?

[Bugrot]

JJ you deserve a standing ovation for a soliloquy the like of which I've never before seen on a porn forum.
Homage to a rare talent.

[joe king]

Which items from tvx with Lolly did you get?

[jj]

I'm still wavering between their being fools, or knaves : -)

[jj]

Fetish Freaks, School of Rubber, and Boudoir of D.

I've since acquired a couple of Doll Theatre titles from Gamelink and they're not
much better [and these I KNOW FOR A FACT are of much better quality from their
own site]- I'm beginning to think it's possible DB's theory of 'poisoning the well'
may have some validity, in which case the more jaundiced eye might view the matter
as one of blatant fraud.
One factor that might count against DB's surmise is that in my [limited] experience
the downloads available from 'home sites' are also fairly grotty-quality. And yes;
I've heard all the counter-arguments about concentrating on new material, and small
files being more popular with downloaders- and none of them really cut much ice. If
material is substandard, take it down till it's been cleaned up, or add a warning.
Any other policy is disingenuous at best.

But my policy for these instances has been well-honed by years of often bitter
experience; if a supplier doesn't come up to basic standards, I piss and moan as
publicly as possible, get over it, cut them loose and move on. It's a huge and
competitive market and it's their loss. IOW, Fuck 'em.
I know it's a song I've sung before: but the bad old days of Diddy Dave and the
video-pirates are long gone, and anyone in this business still trying to be a bit
'crafty' is essentially a dinosaur; strict probity is not only desirable per se but
a better 21st c. business-model. And anything that allows public perception, however
generally unfairly, to connect porn with a criminal mind-set just bangs another nail
in the biz's collective coffin.

[Deuce Bigolo]

When you think about the softcore channels and their

"its much harder inside Ads/freeviews" i'd err towards knaves
though as with most dubious things in business its within the law
just not in the right spirit.

[jj]

Whether you're selling cutlery or cunt, there is [or ought to be] a minimum
ethical standard.
See below for much MUCH more in the same vein.......