So quarantine has me exploring different types of porn, to include t-girls and I plan to take the plunge when this is behind us.

I’m not new to the hobby nor am I adverse to different experiences. I enjoy pegging and have had several providers do it to me.

That said what’s the main difference between a strap on and cock?  From what I can find on the Internets, a cock is more enjoyable since it’s not so rigid. Also, would it be realistic to expect to be able to bottom and top during a meeting?  

Thanks in advance!

...the real thing feels better than a toy.

Finding a provider who can be truly versatile, giving both top and bottom in the same session, has been a rare combo that has eluded me with half a dozen tgirls. So far, I've found most are bottoms (either from medications or by preference) and one truly outstanding top who has since retired since SRS.

However, the search continues and is quite fun in and of itself.

Have fun and buena suerte!

that there are not a plethora of tgirls who both bottom & top (I am functional but still only in the former category).
to avoid disappointment you should research a tgirl here on TER to see if she provides such versatility.
if that doesn't bear fruit, you'll need to do the delicate dance of checking with a tgirl to see if she can provide what you desire.
i put it that way since most of us will not get into such discussions with a new client due to LE concerns.
that said, a verifiable reference from another provider (tgirl or gg) might persuade us to get into more detail about a sesh.
good luck in finding what you desire & warmest hugs,
Kacy TGirl

I too kind of got started on this by an adventure with a super-kinky bdsm woman who included some strap-on in her (fantastic) act.  My main reaction to the whole strap-on bit of our encounter was mostly "oh christ, this is weird and uncomfortable" but SOMETHING must have ticked me way in the back corners of my unconscious.

It was really a year or two later that this unconscious temptation started to pique my curiosity again.  I'd started occasionally nosing around in the trans corers of porn websites - just watching the ladies stroke themselves at first, and gradually getting into everything.

When I finally took a plunge and hooked up with a top gal, it was just kind of freaky, walked away thinking, "What the HELL did I just do???"

But I came back and gradually learned to enjoy it quite a bit.

There's SOMETHING incredibly sexy and arousing about being with a beautiful woman who has a raging hardon coming at you.  For one thing, it's the clear evidence that she's AROUSED that's part of the turn-on.

Once one gets used to it, knows how to prepare and all that, getting penetrated by a flesh cock (covered, of course) is rather as pleasurable as doing the penetrating - my experience, anyway.

And to your primary question, getting penetrated by a piece of plastic, rubber, or vegetation (lol) just isn't the same as getting penetrated by flesh.  I'd liken it to fucking a doll or fleshlight as compared to fucking a woman.