Product Description

ARCHOS designs and manufactures the industry's most unique miniature peripherals for people on the go. ARCHOS is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge technology to market. It has made continuous technological innovation the mainspring of its development.

Product Details

• Brand: Archos
• Model: 500503
• Format: CD
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 16.54" h x 61.81" w x 90.55" l, .11 pounds

Features

• Travel with your favorite tunes
• Plugs into 5-volt cigarette lighter in your car
• Compatible with Archos Jukebox FM Recorder, Jukebox Multimedia or Video AV100 and 300 series, Pocket Video Recorder AV400 series and Gmini 120
• Equipped with a fuse in order to protect your device

Customer Reviews

Doesn't fit securely into the device socket
This is a truly awful design and not at all what one would expect from a great innovator like Archos. First of all, the connector does not fit securely into the device socket. This causes two problems: 1) You have to jiggle the connector until the display indicates that power is actually being received and 2) Once you actually are receiving power, you must position it so that it won't jiggle further, lest you lose power--very difficult to do in a moving vehicle! Secondly, the cable is made of really flimsy materials and doesn't seem likely to survive very many uses. Finally, it doesn't charge while the device is in use, so you will still have to plug it in when you get to your destination, defeating the benefit of such a great portable device.

Looks ok to me
I saw the other person's review about this item, saying it didn't fit well in the lighter socket. I just bought this charger, and it seems to fit perfectly well in a 2003 Saab 93 and a 2003 Ford Escort. Even shaking it around a bit, didn't cause the red light on the charger to go out. I don't know if Archos changed their design or if it was just the previous reviewer's vehicle, but it works well for me.

Also, as for the device not charging while being used, my guess is that it's more a function of the device than it is the charger, and probably works the same way with a home (AC) charger.

Archos Car Charger
This is an important item for travel but remember that you have to also have the Battery Dock or the Mini Dock to use it.