Customer Reviews

Belkin Mobile Power Cord for iPod with Dock Connector (White)

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4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

This is an extremely useful product for people who want to listen to their iPods in their car.
It beats having an FM transmitter if you connect a cassette adapter to the charger's audio jack, because then
1) Only 1 cable connects your iPod to the charger, and you get both power for the iPod and audio from the car speakers.
2) The iPod automatically goes into pause when your car (and its speakers) is turned off... something the FM transmitter cannot possibly do. This is perhaps the most underrated and undermentioned feature of the iPod and this charger. You no longer have to fiddle around with the iPod to stop it when you park your car.

Belkin's F8V7058-APL Auto kit (the newest auto kit from Belkin) for the IPod gets some mixed reviews.

If you're OK with having a tried and true device then this is the car adapter for you. This mobile power cord is great and if you buy the Belkin Tunecast II IPod version, you can power the FM transmitter off of the power cord (using a 14 inch DC power cable that comes with the Tunecast II model F8V3080-APL).

It works perfectly, has a light and it has a fuse that can be easily replaced. Save yourself the money and get this rock-solid, perfectly great AC adapter. It functions exactly as you would expect.

as mentioned in previous reviews, this item does not really work well with my 3rd generation iPod. It freezes the unit which then must be reset.

The unit worked very well for a while, but, one day, I plugged it in and the iPod just went dead. It did not register in the computer, and would not play any music. I returned the iPod to the Apple store, and they gave me a new one. But, a few months later, the exact same thing happened again! This time, however, I'm beyond the 1-year warranty, and do not think Apple will help me out again.

Beware of this product! Don't trust your expensive music player to a cheap power cord - buy a different brand and save yourself a headache.

This product works fine, by charging my I-pod on the go. But, Please understand that this item only charges the I-pod, it does NOT play your songs from ur cars's speakers. For playing the songs through your speakers, you have to buy a cassette adaptor or the FM tuner. But I think this really charges the I-pod really quick.

I haven't noticed that my iPod goes into pause when I shut the speakers off - I connect it with a cable to the auxiliary jack, and I always have to turn my iPod off when I park, but this charger does exactly what I expected it to do. The light is a nice feature that lets you know that your iPod is plugged in and charging without having to look at the screen. The only thing I wish is that I had been able to find it in black to go with my black iPod, but that wasn't even an issue that would have kept me from buying it. All in all, exactly what I would expect from a Belkin product - sturdy, fits well, and performs as it should.

I have a 3G iPod and I have not lockup problems like other users said they had.
However, it does introduce some hiss sound to your music. It bothered me at first but then I just forgot about it and enjoyed my endless music traveling time. Some said this can be fixed by adding some kind of "filter" to the AC connector in your car.
I would say, it's a decent charger with a decent price tag.
Hope it helps.

The charger fits the dock connector snugly so no worry of it falling out. Be careful not to take off the "top" sticker otherwise you will not know what side to plug in the dock connector without trial and error. It does what is intended to do.

One word of advice, for those using this in conjunction with the Griffin iTrip; I notice a small amount of static with the charger plugged in while using the iTrip. It could have been just my setup but as soon as I unplugged the charger, the static went away.

I purchased this item for a bit more at a local retailer. A worthwhile investment for any iPod fan who loves the itunes blaring in the car. I can't tell you how many times this accessory has come in handy. Well worth buying.

Not sure if my item was an isolated case or if its a wider spread problem. I placed the cigarette adapter into my 12v in my car (Chevrolet) and all lights in the vehicle dimmed immediately for a quick second and then brightened back to normal. I tried the 2nd cigarette lighter outlet, same thing. What I did was just burnt out my two 12v fuses. I also tried it on another vehicle (Ford). This one it caused smoke. I wonder if the item was manufactured with backwards polarity; that the wiring was wired backwards with black to red and not black to black.