Choose the Best Video Converter for Your iPod

You want to convert all your movies and videos for your iPod, which is the best software for Pc?

Problem is that if you type into any search engine "video converter for iPod" you get hundreds of results. Which is the best program ? Do they all work the same way? Let s test five of the most popular Pc programs and see how they compare.

In this review we will test:

- Cucusoft iPod Video Converter
- Xilisoft iPod Video Converter
- iPod Video Converter 2007
- Plato iPod Video Converter
- Yasa iPod Video Converter

We will compare the price, easy of use, effectiveness.

Price:

1- iPod Video Converter 2007 -$19.95
2- Plato iPod Video Converter -$25.00
3- Xilisoft iPod Video Converter -$29.00
4- Cucusoft iPod Video Converter -$29.95
5- Yasa iPod Video Converter -$35.00

The winner here is iPod Video Converter 2007 that at $19.95 it is the cheapest of the programs.

Easy of use:

1- iPod Video Converter 2007 - The most easy program to use (5/5)
2- Xilisoft iPod Video Converter Easy to use, nice interface (4/5)
3- Plato iPod Video Converter - Easy to use, decent interafce, many options (4/5)
4- Yasa iPod Video Converter - Decent interface, many options (3/5)
5- Cucusoft iPod Video Converter - Basic Interface (3/5)

The winner here is iPod Video Converter 2007, the best interface, easy to use even without reading a manual.

Effectiveness:

1- Xilisoft iPod Video Converter - Was able to convert all the movies we tested and has many output options (5/5)
2- iPod Video Converter 2007 - Was able to convert all the movies we tested (4/5)
3- Plato iPod Video Converter - Failed to convert .mov videos (3/5)
4- Yasa iPod Video Converter - Failed to convert .mov videos, crashed many times the Pc (2/5)
5- Cucusoft iPod Video Converter - Failed to convert most videos and is a very unstable program (2/5)

The winner here is Xilisoft iPod Video Converter, it converted all the videos without any problem and has many output options.

Ratings:

1- iPod Video Converter 2007 - 91%
2- Xilisoft iPod Video Converter - 85%
3- Plato iPod Video Converter - 73%
4- Yasa iPod Video Converter - 70%
5- Cucusoft iPod Video Converter - 62%

Conclusions:

There are many programs out there that convert video files for the iPod, the five we tested are some of the most popular, but we do have to say that we where a bit disappointed with some results.

Yasa iPod Video Converter and Cucusoft iPod Video Converter where very unstable and often crashed on different computers, Plato iPod Video Converter failed to convert .mov videos. All in all the winner is iPod Video Converter 2007, it has the best interface, it is the most easy to use and simply delivered good quality video output for any video we tested.