Compare Prices : iRiver SPINN 8GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The pricey iriver Spinn suffers from a lack of grace and simplicity typically found in the company's standout players like the excellent Clix.

Pros: Interesting design and control layout. Robust file support, including lossless audio. Large, crisp screen, which is great for video and photo viewing. FM and voice recording.

Cons: Overpriced. Touch screen seems superfluous, and it's easy to overshoot your selection with the cylinder controller. User interface isn't all that attractiveand could be more responsive. Storage tops out at 8GB, and there's no expansion slot.

Review summary: Iriver's pricey but innovative Spinn portable media player sports a cool new user interface and offers stereo Bluetooth for rocking out wirelessly.

Pros: Built-in Bluetooth, Large touchscreen with haptic feedback, Very good sound with SRS WOW HD, Supports drag-and-drop in Windows and Mac OS

Cons: Spinn wheel can be imprecise, Bundled software is clunky and Windows-only, Expensive given limited storage, FLAC files won't play over Bluetooth

Verdict: We also like the broad feature set and inclusion of high-res FLAC support, but we wish the software were a little better organized. Also disappointing is that a video-oriented device like this doesn't come in a 16GB model. The Spinn is pricier than ...

Review summary: Reigncom introduced his innovative player iriver Spinn to adopt an intuitive Spinn wheel, which combines the warmth of analog with digital content

Review summary: There's no doubt the Spinn is a decent player, with great audio format support, a superb screen for watching video and excellent sound quality. But it's not without its share of issues.

Pros: Sound quality ; amazing screen ; great audio file format support ; stereo Bluetooth ; intuitive controls

Cons: Not easily usable one-handed ; memory not expandable ; average battery life ; mechanical wheel only takes on some navigational control

Verdict: The Spinn's innovation is its mechanical wheel, perched top-right on the player's well-built silver aluminium chassis. It rotates 360 degrees, discreetly clicking as it swivels. How effective this is depends entirely on how you grip the player--some ...

Review summary: iRiver departed from convention with the Clix's D-Click screen and has innovated again with the Spinn's unusual mechanical twisting navigation system. With a stunningly crisp touchscreen, flash memory and a wealth of audio formats supported, there's ...

Pros: Sound quality ; amazing screen ; great audio file format support ; stereo Bluetooth ; intuitive controls

Cons: Not easily usable one-handed ; memory not expandable ; average battery life ; mechanical wheel only takes on some navigational control

Verdict: There's no doubt the Spinn is a decent player, with great audio format support, a superb screen for watching video and excellent sound quality. But it's not without its share of issues