amzter Wrote:buy a ipod charger the ones that take the usb wire. and just plug it in they only cost like fiver

it will only charge with the pfficial sony charger. the sony one contains electronic jiggerypokery that more than just provides power, it actually talks to the player over the usb cable. I've tried countless cheapo ipod chargers and  none of them work because they only provide power and  don't communicate with the player at all. Argos hate me by now for returning everything I've bought there in the past month.

in other news, i may be able to cobble enough money together to buy one. if i can convince my parents to give me my pocket money a few days early i can use that  plus the money i get from returning a cheapo charger that i bought yesterday, plus a load of coppers that i dug up from inside the sofa i may  get away with buying an official sony charger.

maybe...