# Which is better yyf dv888 or yyf shutter **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 23, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385 "2013-12-23T02:32:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Iceblade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Iceblade](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Iceblade)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/1 "2013-12-23T02:32:29Z")
I wanted to know what people think is better. I have a dv888 and it plays really smooth for its price. However, I want to get a shutter but I don’t know if it’s good compared to the dv888. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/2 "2013-12-23T02:45:01Z")
> [@Iceblade](#): > > I wanted to know what people think is better. I have a dv888 and it plays really smooth for its price. However, I want to get a shutter but I don’t know if it’s good compared to the dv888. After you play a Shutter, you’ll want to melt down your dv888 for slag. Yes, the Shutter IS that much better. I’m sort of biased against the dv888. In all honesty, these do not compare when it comes to price/performance. The dv888 is small, dense and plays heavy on the string and is easy to become unstable(due to the design). It’s a good yoyo, but it’s just not as good as it could be. Then the Shutter, especially when blasted, is smooth, solid, lighter on the string, stable as get all, grinds like mad, horizontal like you wouldn’t believe. $45 vs. $45. The dv888 feels like “oh, so this is what $45 will get me”. The Shutter is like “OMG… this easily plays at $100”. NOW, one word of caution about the Shutter: I have replaced both the stock bearings with C sized Centertracs(I have two Shutter yoyos). It is absolutely worth the extra cost to get the better bearing. ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/3 "2013-12-23T02:47:49Z")
Shutter ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/4 "2013-12-23T03:50:36Z")
Shutter hands down no question… ---
**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/5 "2013-12-23T04:08:40Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > After you play a Shutter, you’ll want to melt down your dv888 for slag. I don’t think the dv888 is that bad It’s a pretty fun undersized throw but in terms of competition use the shutter blows it out of the water ---
**Author:** ![Zort\_Commander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zort\_Commander](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zort_Commander)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/6 "2013-12-23T16:56:56Z")
Dv888- meh… Shutter- MEH! ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/7 "2013-12-23T17:10:33Z")
Shutter! ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/8 "2013-12-23T17:15:32Z")
SHUTTER! By far, I don’t have a Dv888 but I have thrown one. A Dv888 is a good yoyo to have in your collection, but the Shutter is so much better. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/9 "2013-12-24T01:54:55Z")
Shutter lol no comparison ---
**Author:** ![turtleyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@turtleyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/turtleyo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/10 "2013-12-24T02:00:07Z")
Shutter… ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/11 "2013-12-24T04:57:26Z")
For me, Shutter is the better yo-yo…at a better price too. ---
**Author:** ![SaltySalvador](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saltysalvador/32/1187_2.png) [@SaltySalvador](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SaltySalvador)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/12 "2013-12-24T07:15:58Z")
Kendama ---
**Author:** ![bananafarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@bananafarm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bananafarm)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/13 "2013-12-25T01:22:43Z")
I’m going to try to compare the two: Spin Time- Shutter: several minutes DV888: 2-3 minutes Stability- Shutter: 5 star DV888: 4 star Grinds- Shutter: 5 star (blasted) DV888: 3 star Horizontal- Shutter: 4 star DV888: 2 star Speed: about equal X- Factor (Yes: just a personal opinion… but still) Shutter: 5 star DV888: 2-3 star Final conclusion: DV888 is maybe a $45 value. Shutter is AT LEAST a $70 value. Go with the SHUTTER! :wink: ---
**Author:** ![ChineseMassProductio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@ChineseMassProductio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChineseMassProductio)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/14 "2013-12-25T04:34:18Z")
i think you got the message buddy its an overwhelming verdict, and though i haven’t used a shutter i can tell you there are way better yo-yos than a dv888. its just not worth its price if you ask me. its heavier than a lot of yo-yos its size and its as basic as it gets imo. get the shutter if you have to decide between the two ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/15 "2013-12-25T04:44:30Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > After you play a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, you’ll want to melt down your dv888 for slag. ---
**Author:** ![YoCyanightYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/77aa72/32.png) [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-is-better-yyf-dv888-or-yyf-shutter/62385/16 "2013-12-25T06:25:28Z")
> [@PatCondon](#): > Pretzel