Lia 19 review

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This Lia 19 review is based on the facts / status when written / updated on 2007-05-31:

The Site:
Lia19 is about a Norwegian-Italian yet All-American, all-natural girl named Lia who was 19 when she started the site (she's turning 23 this year) and currently lives in Arizona. When she turned 19, Lia went beyond bikini modeling and decided to try nude modeling...and she hasn't stopped since.

The Content:
Coming from the same people who gave you FTVGirls, some of the things on Lia19 are an improvement over FTVGirls but then again, some aren't (which will be in discussed later on).
Going through Lia19 is a quick and somewhat easy experience. The latest update is available at the top of the main Update page and you can find the rest of her shoots below, with the 2007 updates having the bigger thumbnails and the updates below those, from 2004 to 2006, having the smaller thumbnails. At the very bottom are her experimental self-shoots, supposedly taken in early 2006 by a girlfriend of hers when her regular photographer wasn't available. I can't say when the contents are updated but they do seem to be pretty regular.
The introduction to her updates are also done in a magazine-like format not unlike FTVGirls' where Lia's photo is displayed together with some captions and a small thumbnail giving a brief background on what to expect for that particular update. And still not unlike FTVGirls, Lia's photos aren't airbrushed or touched up to make her look better.
The current photo and video count in Lia19 is a respectable 267 sets, and the content for both are the same. That is to say, the scenes for both photo and video updates are the same, except, of course, video does capture more in a scene.
An improvement over FTVGirls is that the video for a scene can both be streamed or downloaded as just a single file in either .WMV (640x480, 2079kbps) or .AVI (352x256,64kb/~750kbps) format. You can also view the accompanying thumbnails to get a feel of the scene.
The photos also show some slight improvement over FTVGirls because the most recent ones are available at a slightly higher 1200x797 resolution while the rest are at 1072x712. It's also worth mentioning that downloading the photos are less of a pain since each scene is available as a single file Zip download, much like the photos in FTVGirls. The photos are also well executed and crisp, with each scene appearing fresh and not dated. There are also lots of great outdoor shots focused on the voyeur and flashing niches.
Lia 19 also has a lot of extras to offer. There are wallpapers for your computer and some candid pics of Lia from as far back as high school. Lia also has some supersized photos that spans 3 pages from some of her favorite shoots in 1000x15000 resolution. Also available are some video updates from some of Lia's FTVGirlfriends like Janelle, Mandi, Nikki, and Fiona. These are basically some of the video updates that you can get from FTVGirls. Lia also has an online Journal which she has updated quite regularly since November 2003 and where you'll find more candid public photos and videos of her and her antics. Lia is also open to suggestion and new ideas from her members since you can email her and according to her, she usually answers her emails on weekends.

The Criticism:

The major thing that bothers me about the updates is that they're not clearly labeled. Sure, the latest update is labeled when it was uploaded onto the site but once it gets bumped down by a newer update, the only idea that you have on its chronological order as compared to all the other updates is that it's labeled Chapter-something, Volume-something. Not a good way to track the updates if you're particular about their order. Lia19 also doesn't mention, much less give a sneek peek of, when the latest update would be and what it's going to look like.
More interaction with her members would also be a nice add-on to her site, like a schedule cam show or even to just chat in AIM or something. Members would love it... no doubt about that.

The Conclusion:
Although there might be some gripes, it's all pretty minor, really. Overall, with the content's volume for both photo and video sets, if you really dig her looks, I'm hard-pressed not to recommend the site. Her candid videos add a nice touch of reality to her total package and with the site's seemingly frequent/regular update schedule, there's really no reason to feel bad about signing up.
The $24.95 30-day pass is a good choice for starters since it only recurs at $19.95 every 30 days afterwards. But if you appreciate the volume and quality of the content, the $49.95 90-day pass is a better option since the third month is half the price off of a recurring 30-day pass. Either way, it all depends on how much you like Lia and how long you plan to stick around.

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