Creative Lab Zen V and V Plus Bundled Home Travel Wall Charger and 12v Rapid Cigarette Lighter Adapter Charger

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000LRJXZK
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Customer Reviews

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One Component Works, One Doesn't, January 29, 2008

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Teacher Lady "Deanna" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Creative Lab Zen V and V Plus Bundled Home Travel Wall Charger and 12v Rapid Cigarette Lighter Adapter Charger (Electronics)

I should have paid attention to the reviewers who indicated problems with the wall charger in this set. I plugged my Creative Zen V Plus into the charger last night and it seemed to be working. After several hours it had not charged fully, which was strange because the battery wasn't really down that low. When I disconnected the player from the charger, the Zen V went into recovery mode. I reset several times and tried all the options in the recovery menu. After multiple attempts to re-install firmware, my PC froze and I had to go into task manager to end the install. Then my player suddenly booted up and started working. I am extremely aggravated about this for several reasons:

1. Amazon should NOT describe a product as being "from Creative labs" if it will not work with Creative products.

2. The charger clearly caused problems with my player. I have only had the player for a week, and now I am nervous about further problems, especially since I'm not sure the final firmware install completed as it should have.

3. Several hours worth of work was lost since I had to reload everything onto my player.

The car charger seems to work, although I have only used it once. Now I will be holding my breath each time I try it.

I should have known not to take the cheap way out, but I expect that a product associated with Creative labs should at least not destroy my player. Shame on you Amazon!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't buy this adapter, April 20, 2008

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F. Wallace - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Lab Zen V and V Plus Bundled Home Travel Wall Charger and 12v Rapid Cigarette Lighter Adapter Charger (Electronics)

I bought this adapter and used it and it ruined my player. I contacted the company and got no response. Avoid this product!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, October 16, 2007

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D. Westwood "dave_westwood" (MidWestern U.S.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Lab Zen V and V Plus Bundled Home Travel Wall Charger and 12v Rapid Cigarette Lighter Adapter Charger (Electronics)

The Home Travel Wall charger seems erratic; when it's plugged in the battery icon on the Creative Zen V Plus fluctuates as if there was something wrong. The rapid cigarette lighter adapter charger seems to work well.