iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver)

by iRiver

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 0.4 x 2 inches ; 7.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001IKK9WK
• Item model number: 1SPINN4
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,395 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Here's a new spin on the personal media player--the iriver SPINN. This innovative player uses iriver's unique spinning cylindrical control (hence the name), and is loaded with features: built-in Bluetooth support, photo and video playback, voice recording, flash games, and an FM radio with recording--all packed into an attractive silver magnesium body. Take it for a spin today.

iriver's new spin on the personal media player. Click to enlarge.

Easily navigate your files and player functions with the SPINN control. Click to enlarge.

The SPINN features a built-in microphone for voice recording. Click to enlarge.

Extremely slim and portable at less than a half-inch thick. Click to enlarge.

Groundbreaking SPINN Control
The SPINN gets its name from iriver's SPINN System, which is a cylindrical scroll wheel on the side of the device that allows you to quickly and easily navigate your files and player functions. Users also have the choice of navigating using the device's touchscreen.

3.3-inch Touchscreen
With 480 x 272 (QVGA) resolution, you'll enjoy a great picture while watching your favorite videos. As for navigation, the screen features haptic response, now popular in many mobile touchscreen devices. It allows the user to feel as if they are pressing buttons or keys by providing vibration feedback to user actions.

Ready for Bluetooth Devices
The SPINN comes with built-in Bluetooth 2.0 for use with wireless headsets. Enjoy your favorite songs and leave the cables at home.

Wide Format Support
SPINN has you covered on the audio and video front for quite a few formats. It supports several popular audio formats: MP3, ASF, WMA, APE, OGG, and FLAC. You can dial in the sound to your liking using a 7-band custom EQ.

As for video, you can enjoy Xvid SP, MPEG-4 SP, and WMV9 SP formats. Convert your collection and take it with you wherever you might go.

The SPINN also allows you to share your favorite JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF photos, individually or in a slideshow. You can view text files for on-the-go reading.

FM Radio and Voice Recording
The SPINN features an FM radio with 20 presets. FM radio recording lets you save programming for later, and the built-in microphone/voice recorder allows you to make voice memos, record lectures or meetings, and more.

Flash Games
Need a little more entertainment at your fingertips? The SPINN supports Flash games, with a few pre-installed, so you can always add to your fun.

What's in the Box
iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver), earphones, USB cable, software CD, manual

Product Description

SPINN offers a unique, innovative design with a high-quality magnesium-shelled body. The interface is customizable, and the player is packed with features such as built-in Bluetooth, photo and video playback, voice recording, flash games and an FM tuner with recording. SPINN maintains iriver’s signature innovative design incorporating the new SPINN System Technology, a unique spinning cylinder scroll wheel on the side. The user has multiple options in navigating the device and can control the player using either the unique spinning spindle interface, or the large 3.3-inch touch screen. SPINN offers untouchably utmost and clearest picture quality on large 3.3-inch screeen with 480x272 resolution, backed by the technology of AMOLED. Haptic response, a reactive vibration feedback, has been added to touch screen as well as SPINN wheel. SPINN comes with Bluetooth connection for wireless audio listening and supports Bluetooth 2.0 wireless headset. SPINN introduces metallic silver Magnesium body for a lighter and stronger build as well as a premium looks. SPINN supports most popular audio formats MP3, ASF, WMA, APE, OGG and FLAC – both lossless file formats providing abundant base and three-dimensional sounds with a 7-band custom EQ, SRS WOW HD. SPINN with 3.3-inch QVGA AMOLED (480x272) resolution supports Xvid SP, MPEG-4 SP and WMV9 SP of 30 frames per second. FM radio with 20 presets with FM radio recording. The radio features 20 programmable presets and is easy to tune using the SPINN interface. Photo Viewer supports JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF photo files and can display it individually or in a slideshow. Text Viewer; Voice Recording; Flash Games.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Player, Great Design, INEXPENSIVE!!!, December 7, 2009

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David "Reviews for Santa" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver) (Electronics)

If you want a player that'll give you way more than what you paid for, look no longer! Given the one set back is the company, "iRiver" which sounds like it might be a cheap Chinese ipod knock-off, iRiver is actually a very good company and has and continues to produce great mp3 players.

First off, the player looks great, and feels great. The spinney thing is basically divine inspiration. Menu navigation is intuitive. My one problem is they dont do as much with cover flow / album art as they do on say the ipod touch. But hey, its MUCH less expensive.

AWESOME screen. Just beautiful. Its AMOLED, which Ive heard is better than you're everyday mp3 screen. and its 3.3 inches! AMAZING! ... but wait, there's more... its also TOUCH SCREEN! woah... The touch screen is a little limited but its still very high quality and you CAN play flash games on this thing and use the touch screen + the other buttons on the device for controls.

What more to say... oh yeah, good file support and VERY good sound quality... pair it with a WIRELESS (it also supports bluetooth) pair of Motorola S305 and you're in business.

Text reader, works great! The Radio is ok, its not like Sansa clip quality but its ok. You can also record radio, AND voice. The interface for this is very easy to use. Oh, and its only 4gb, that was a bit of a bummer... but who cares? youre not paying hundreds of dollars.

In the end the iRiver is a GREAT little player. It used to cost over 200 dollars, but now at the price its at it cant be beat. Although its only 4 gb, thats still space for a LOT of games, videos, and songs. At the price its at it is the PERFECT Christmas / birthday gift. Get it, i promise you won't regret it!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, September 16, 2009

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R. Wong - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver) (Electronics)

Pros: Super compact for a medium sized video player (and v/light); awesome design and on-screen display style (though that's just my opinion); rockin battery life; UNEQUALED sound quality

Cons: FM receiver is weak - in some places, audio will cut out with the slightest movement; some on-screen functions (like the options menu in the far top left corner) are hard to press with just my finger; bundled software is useless - to date, I have not gotten my WinXP machine to detect the device through the iriver software; does NOT play flac files as easily as I though it would - the ones I have probably need to go through some kind of conversion first before they work on the device

All in all...
Despite the drawbacks of the SPINN, it serves every function at least I would expect in a music player. I was surprised to find that up until now, some of the bigger name competitors' players don't even have FM radio tuners. The SPINN is very competitively priced to begin with, and what completely validates its price for me is its PEERLESS sound quality. After all, playing great sounding music is its core purpose, right?

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Budget Media Player!, January 3, 2010

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Jason Boehm (Streamwood, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iriver SPINN 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Silver) (Electronics)

I like the way how iRiver takes different approaches to navigation with their media players and the Spinn is no exception. While the navigation may not be as intuitive as it's predecessor - the Clix, the wheel/touch screen combination is still easy and fun to use. The player supports a wide variety of audio and video formats and the playback quality is very good. The Spinn also supports flash based games and themes but unfortunately you won't find much information from iRiver on where to download them. The only issue that I have had with the player so far is that transferred music would not appear on the Spinn unless I went into setup and chose to rebuild the library. Fortunately I found that if I changed the connection type under setup to MTP it corrected the issue. I also highly recommend upgrading the player's firmware with the included software to 2.10 or greater which includes a number of enhancements including support for larger album artwork which looks great on it's 3.3" OLED screen.