What you must know before paying for any DVD to iPod Converter

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"How to Convert DVDs to Play On Your iPod Quickly And Not Get Ripped Off By Loser Software... "

Published: January 19, 2007

There’s no doubt you've thought about converting your DVD collection to play on your iPod. A quick search on Google reveals hundreds of these downloadable “DVD to iPod” converters. But how does one know which product to use? Our intrepid editors spent a full month testing and reviewing dozens of products to find the right answer.

To test each product, we converted newly released DVDs and TV shows to play on the iPod. This allowed us to easily see if the software created a quality mp4 conversion. (The format used to play on the iPod.) We tried new released movies such as Apocalypto, and Fantastic 4, and tv shows such as Heros and HBO’s Entourage.

We were surprised at what we found...

It seems the vast majority of “DVD to iPod” conversion software simply does not work as promised. In almost all cases they had slow conversion speeds, were difficult to operate, and gave an end product where the audio did not line up with the video!

Another finding of ours was even more disturbing. During our testing we downloaded many different products. It wasn’t long before we noticed our computers were not running as smoothly as they used to. It seems some of these manufacture's were including data mining spyware with the software! First they sell you a poor performing product, and then they steal your personal information to sell to advertisers. Maybe for them that's business, but for us, it ’s a huge violation of privacy.

Fortunately, we were able to find a few products that stood out above all the rest. To begin with, these products did not come with any spyware to steal your personal information. Second, no matter which DVDs we converted, we got a perfect copy to play on the iPod. Each of these proved to work faster with better quality than any of the competition. If you want to convert DVDs to your iPod, without getting ripped off, use one of these services.

"Here's The DVD to iPod Converters You Can Trust..."

Comments:	Editor's Top Choice	A Close Second	Third Place	Great For Gadget Lovers	Best Choice For Mac Users
Name:	Avex DVD to iPod Converter	Cucusoft DVD iPod Converter	PQ DVD iPod Converter	Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter	iSkysoft DVD iPod Converter

Price	$29 - $45	$29 - $39	$29	$59	$29
Free Trial	Download	Download	Download	Download	None
Ratings
Rating	9.7/10	8.9/10	8.3/10	8.0/10	8.9/10
Conversion Speed
Play Quality
User Interface
Customer Service
Overall Value
Guarantee	30 day full money back	None	None	None	None
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Important Features
Direct Conversion Mode
Converts Video Segments
Music, MTV and Episodic DVDs Support
Movie DVDs Support
Supports latest iPod touch & iPod nano
Supports other devices besides iPod
Customer Support
Free Email Support
Documentation available
Free Software Updates
Video Formats Converted
DVDs
Media Files
Output Video Formats
H.264 Movie(.mp4)
MPEG-4 Video(.mp4)
Windows Media Video(.wmv)
Advanced Streaming Format(.asf)
Audio video Interleaved (.avi)
QuickTime Movie(.mov)
YouTube, Google Video, etc. , Flash Video Format (.flv)
Supported Operating Systems
Windows XP, 2000, 2003
Windows 98, ME
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows Vista
Mac OS
How to buy
Order Page	Visit	Visit	Visit	Visit	Visit
Free Trial Download	Download	Download	Download	Download	None

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Editor's Top Choice

Avex DVD to iPod Converter

The Avex DVD iPod converter was the number one product we tested. They boast having a special transcode technology that makes the software convert DVDs 3x faster. When testing this ourselves, the software was much faster than any of the competition. We kept this one personally and had our entire DVD collection ready to view on the iPOD within a few hours. When playing the converted DVDs they ran excellent...just as smooth as using any real DVD player. The graphics looked and sounded perfect as well...no choppy pixels, and no misaligned audio, it was just like being at home. Operating the software was very easy, it only took 3 clicks of the mouse to get started. Customer service was also very good; with each email sent we got a prompt detailed reply from a friendly representative.

This is our number one choice. For quality, speed, and customer service Avex toped them all. If you don’t know which one to buy, get this one...you won't be disappointed.

(If you need to convert DVDs to more than just an iPod, such a Palm Pilot, Zune, PSP, or virtually any other hand held device capable of playing video. Take a look at the Cucusoft Ultimate series below.)

Conversion Speed............................................................................................

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Price ................................................................................................................ $29.00- $45.00

Guarantee.........................................................................................................Full Money Back for 30 Days

The Avex converter works for the iPod Nano, Classic, and the new Touch.

Click here for a step by step tutorial

Which is The Best Value?

Now Avex has 3 different options of the software you can buy. They have software to convert DVDs, convert downloaded video from the internet, and both of these combined in suite at a reduced price.

You might consider the suite, it doesn't cost very much more and chances are at some point you may want to play downloaded video on you iPod... for example you could download music videos and play them instead of just the song... or you could download the latest UFC fight and show your friends... or you could even download and convert TV shows and comedy sketches... there are many possibilities and with the internet becoming more sophisticated, more are popping up all the time. So we recommend getting the combination video/DVD suite to save a little money.
	Avex DVD to iPod Order Page
	Avex Video to iPod Order Page
	Avex DVD + Video Converter Suite Order Page
Free Trial Download (This download has been checked personally by our staff and we can guarantee you it will in no way harm your computer. After clicking the link choose save and the software will do the rest. It takes less than 2 minutes to install.)

A Close Second

Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter

This was another winner for iPod to DVD transfers. Just like Avex, these guys also had excellent transfer times… Total time to convert a DVD was about half an hour... not quite as fast as Avex, but still not bad. The user interface was the best of them all... not only for looks but ease of use to. The movie quality was great as well, everything played very smoothly. Overall this is another great choice for DVD to iPod transferring...They're not our first choice only because Avex's software was a little faster.

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Price ................................................................................................................ $29.95 - $39.95

Guarantee.........................................................................................................None

Options

Free Trial Download (This download has been checked personally by our staff and we can guarantee you it will in no way harm your computer. After clicking the link choose save and the software will do the rest. It takes less than 2 minutes to install.)
	Cucusoft DVD to iPod Order Page
	Cucusoft DVD + Video Converter Suite Order Page

Third Place

PQ DVD to iPod Converter

PQ DVD to iPod is our third choice and the last one on our list. The test results showed they have good transfering speed, but not quite as fast as the other two. The conversion process was very easy to get started. Once finished, the DVDs played smoothly and the audio lined up nicely... the image wasn't quite as good as the other two, but it was hardly noticeable. Overall this is quality piece of software that can do everything it says.

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Price .................................................................................................................$29.95

Guarantee.........................................................................................................None


	PQ dvd to iPod Order Page

Great for Gadget
Lovers

Cucusoft Ultimate DVD Converter

Cucusoft went one step above the competition when they designed their Ultimate series converter. This is a product that has the capability to convert DVDs and downloaded video to virtually any device able to play video. That means you can watch DVDs on your PSP, your Zune mp3 player, your PDA, and even some mobile phones.

Now this product is not for everybody, if you just want to watch DVDs on you iPod, then you should look at our first choice, The Avex DVD to iPod converter. On the other hand if you love gadgets and want to get the most out of each one, this might be the software you’re looking for.

As far as testing goes, the Ultimate scored about the same as the normal Cucusoft DVD to iPod converter. It had pretty good conversion speed, was easy to use, and had a clean user interface. It's also safe to say that Customer service is the same as well. With email sent, we received a prompt friendly reply. Video and sound quality was also right on, the video played smoothly and the sound was lined up start to finish.

If you want to put DVDs and downloaded video on more than just an iPod, The Cucusoft Ultimate Converter will not disappoint.

Conversion Speed............................................................................................

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Overall Value: .................................................................................................

Price .................................................................................................................$59.95

Guarantee......................................................................................................... None

Free Trial Download (This download has been checked personally by our staff and we can guarantee you it will in no way harm your computer. After clicking the link choose save and the software will do the rest. It takes less than 2 minutes to install.)
	Cucusoft Ultimate Converter Order Page

Best Choice For Mac Users

iSky Soft DVd to iPod Converter

We weren’t able to do as extensive comparisons on this converter as we could on the PC ones. There just aren’t as many Mac converters available. But of the half dozen we did find, the Iskysoft converter had the quickest conversion speeds, cleanest user interface, and noticeably better image and sound quality. Ease of use was about the same for all of them, they all took around 3 clicks to choose the DVD file and push the convert button.

Overall this a converter that does a good job of getting DVDs on the iPod for Mac users. You’ll have no regrets with this purchase.

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	iSkySoft DVD to iPod Converter Order Page

Comments:

“I’ve tried other products and had almost given up on getting my dvds to play on the iPod. Needless to say I found your webpage and took one more chance with the Avex converter. To my dismay it worked the first time with no hang ups. Thank you!”

“I needed to convert a wmv file to play on my iPod nano at the last minute for a long car ride. I bought Cucusoft’s Ultimate converter and it did the job without hassles. Thanks guys.”

“I am a Mac OS user, I tried the Iskysoft DVD to iPod Converter. It was easy to use and had good speed. So far I have converted 3 DVDs to play on my iPod Touch, and each one worked brilliantly. Thank you very much.”

“Thanks for the reviews, I took your advice and now I'm proud to say I just finished converting my first DVD to play on my iPod and it's working flawlessly.”

Recommendations?

If you've had a good experience with an iPod website, we want to hear about it, send a email to Rjohnson@onlinereviewmagazine.com and tell us which site is was and give a brief description of why you liked it.