Car Charger for the iPod Nano 1G, 2G and 3G, iPod Video, iPod Photo, iPod U2, iPod 3G, 4G, and iPod Classic, iPod Touch, and iPhone by ShopTronics
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Digital camera reviews of Car Charger for the iPod Nano 1G, 2G and 3G, iPod Video, iPod Photo, iPod U2, iPod 3G, 4G, and iPod Classic, iPod Touch, and iPhone
Digital camera Review: What a piece of trash!
Summary: 1 Stars
Trust me, there is a good reason why these chargers are dirt cheap. I received two of them, and they were BOTH defective!
On the first charger, the light on the charger turned green when I plugged it into the 12V power port on my car, but it would not charge my iPod Photo. I noticed that the light on the charger itself blinked red for a split second when I plugged it into my iPod, but then quickly returned back to green and did nothing particually useful after that.
It took two full weeks to finally receive a replacement from "BargainCell", which was unfortunately ALSO defective. This charger was a different model than the first one, which had a red light that turned on when I plugged into the 12V socket. When I plugged it into my iPod, it started to charge for a few seconds, only to "reboot" quickly after that. My poor iPod kept restarting itself every few seconds, until a bad battery icon showed up on the screen and the iPod froze. My hunch is that the second charger was not sending a steady voltage to the iPod, which was causing it to crash.
Fortunately, my iPod did not seem to be damaged by either of these defective chargers. The iPod still charges when I plug it into my computer, and continues to play normally. I also know that the 12V power port on my car is not the cause of this problem, either, as I'm using it to successfully power both my GPS and my cell phone charger.
The most annoying thing from this experience is that I needed to go to the store and spend far more on a working name brand car charger for my iPod after wasting three weeks with these pieces of junk. Please learn from my mistake, and steer clear of this garbage.
Digital camera Review: Will not charge 3G iPhones
Summary: 1 Stars
Sure wish I'd known that before I ordered it and paid for expedited shipping (which I didn't get!). They've updated the product description but I'm guessing only after selling a whole bunch of these and making a little bank on the shipping charges.Digital camera Review: Works Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Item does what it is supposed to do. No problem keeping the ipod plugged in while driving and listening.Digital camera Review: Works alright
Summary: 3 Stars
Unfortunately the product I recieved was not the one pictured, however it was an ipod car charger. I have a 4G ipod and it works to charge it, except it doesnt play music through the speakers like it says in the description. Pretty good for under $3 though and the red light is a nice touch.Digital camera Review: Works fine for me
Summary: 4 Stars
I use this charger all the time with my iPod with no problem. I agree with another reviewer about the cord being real short, but for the people who had problems with this unit, maybe their car's electrical system wasn't performing right.