Xilisoft DVD To PSP Suite Review
Another Face In An Oversaturated Market
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You can buy it at RegNow for that price.
Super easy! Transfers videos over USB to PSP, even taking care of the renaming of the videos that the PSP requires. Good, aesthetically pleasing frontend.
Seriously, for a tech savvy user, this program is a waste of money. Same tools can be had for less (read: free) money.
Xilisoft DVD To PSP Suite offers a service that many people are looking for: convert videos (and DVD's you own) to the MPEG-4 format that the PSP requires for video playback.
The question: is it really necessary?
What do I mean by this? Simple: there are literally hundreds of programs floating around that do essentially the same service. Did I mention that these alternative programs are free?
For DVD ripping, I use DVD Decrypter. When I need to convert a video to MP4 to play on my PSP, I use Super Video Converter by eRightSoft. I also feel like Xilisoft is trying to cash in on a quick buck here, as the software is marketed as a "PSP tool". Did I mention that they make a seperate iPod version, even though a 5th generation iPod is capable of playing the same type of video? Sounds like some questionable practices to me.
Don't get me wrong: Xilisoft DVD to PSP Suite is a good app. It offers good conversions and easy DVD transcoding in a nice frontend. The conversions are quick, multiple encoding profiles are available, and everything from bitrate to FPS is customizable To some people, this is a lot easier than using some not so pretty tools to do the same job.
Xilisoft is going for a niche audience right here, and they may very well be hitting it.
All in all, if you're looking for an easy solution, Xilisoft offers up a great solution. If you aren't interested in paying this much money, there are certainly some better free alternatives.