I’m having a dispute right now with someone on eBay about a knock-off Zune cable I bought. When I had my iPod, I had bought similiar “third-party” connectors for it and had no problems. This particular cable though is not wide enough on the connector end. The pins are correct, so if you line it up centered exactly and force it in, it will connect. But then of course it’s not locked in, because the side locks don’t reach where they’re supposed to. Anyway, I e-mailed the seller, and he got pretty defensive, saying that the supplier tested it with a Zune and assured him it worked, and that he’s had many others buy this cable without complaints. I don’t see how that’s even remotely possible. I’ve sent him the pic to the right (which I snapped this morning and colored in to show the differences) and we’ll see what he comes back with next.

Just, ugh. Next time I’ll spring the $20 or whatever and get an official cable instead.