So you've finally got your new sleek, sexy iPhone; you're the envy of everyone at the office, at university, at your local laundromat....heck even granny wants one. Well that revolutionary star-trek movie prop looking device is not just good for making calls.

You probably have dozens of home videos and favorite movies burnt on DVDs. Wouldn't it be nice if you could watch the highlights of last year's office christmas party or your high school graduation or even re-live parts of your backpacking trip to Asia on your brand new iPhone? Or maybe you could make that soul crushing 2 hour trek to work less boring by watching your favorite movie!

The iPhone is one of the newest, hippest cellular phones out there today. With it, you not only enjoy state of the art mobile phone function, a superior quality mp3 player, but the innovation of iPhone lets you play videos while you are on the go.

However, you need to understand that the iPhone will only play a specific video file format. This means that your average MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX, MOV, QickTime, MP4, and AVI video file format will never play in your iPhone. So, if you want to play your favorite videos on your iPhone Video, you may want to get a software program that will be able to convert your computer video files to the video file format that iPhone can play.

If you would like to convert unprotected movie DVDs to iPhone video format, there are many video conversion products that are capable of converting DVD video to a format that can be played on the iPhone. Many of these products are general purpose toolkits. They can convert almost any kind of video to almost any other format, but the number of different options they offer makes the process a bit complicated.

Some conversion tools perform the conversion in two stages. They rip the video to an uncompressed video (usually AVI format) and then convert the AVI video to the iPhone MP4 format. This takes twice as long, and also requires a lot more disk space, since the AVI file produced by the first stage of the conversion is much larger than the final output.

With only a couple of clicks, an iPhone Video Converter can convert movies and video straight to iPhone Video format then move them directly to your iPhone.

There are dozens of programs available, making it hard for the die hard iPhone consumer to know which one they should spend their hard earned money on.

You should look for a program:

#easy to use interface

# fast conversion rate (how quickly does it convert the files)

# that produces good audio and video quality (do the files look and sound good?)

The manufacturers are now offering video (DVD) to iPhone converters and iPhone to DVD converters in the same package, giving you more bang for your buck!

1) Cucusoft iPhone Video Converter Suite

This is one of many all-in-one iPhone video Conversion softwares. It has all the basic features that a converter should have, but what sets it apart from other video converters on the market is its easy to use interface that is perfect for the non-techy iPhone consumer.

The Cucusoft iPhone Video Converter DVD to iPhone Suite has the basics: two running modes (direct and batch), support for almost all of the DVD to iPhone formats, almost all video files including DVD, vob, DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, WMV, and AVI to iPhone video (MP4 format) and it supports custom output video file sizes and video quality.

In this DVD to iPhone Converter you can select different subtitles (English, French), audio tracks and supports splitting output video by DVD chapters, as well as titles.

It also fully supports MTV DVDs and Episodic DVDs. Users can easily customize the video properties and the output profiles are flexible.

The video crop mode comes with various ratios: 16:9, 4:3, full screen and it also has a video resize mode to keep aspect ratio and/or stretch to fix screen.

Ease Of Use: * * * * *

Cucusoft DVD to iPhone Converter is, indeed, the easiest-to-use and fastest DVD to iPhone converter software for Apple iPhone on the market due to its basic features. This software can and will convert almost all kinds of DVD to iPhone format.

Quality Of Copy * * * * 1/2

The quality will impress beginners, but expert users may have to look for other software types, if they would like more features and editing capability.

Conversion rate: * * * *

The conversion rate is sufficiently high for beginners to DVD ripping. More experienced users may find the speed a little more average.

The CucuSoft iPhone Video Converter Suite takes first place on that list. I recommend it especially for the beginner.

2) DvdXsoft DVD to iPhone Converter

This a powerful and user friendly DVD to iPhone Converter software to rip DVD Movies, Convert DVD to iPhone (MPEG-4 or MP4) with great quality, super fast converting speed and the best compatiblity.

DvdXsoft DVD to iPhone Converter has loads of common features, but there are some extra features that highlight the product. Just as any other converter that deserves to be taken into consideration, DvdXsoft fully supports dual-core CPU with a fast conversion speed and you can easily convert DVD movie to iPhone. So far, so good, till you check out the rich options such as customizing file size, DVD movie trimming, DVD video crop, subtitle selection, audio track selection and so forth.

The program fully supports Windows, converting DVD to iPhone on multiple systems: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista with affordable hardware requirements like Intel Pentium II 350MHz or any Athlon and 64 MB RAM. No limits above needless to say.

The best features are yet to come! DvdXsoft DVD to iPhone Converter is able to convert DVD to iPhone with flexible video and audio settings: adjustable video brightness, contrast, volume etc. It gets an A plus for the high level of customization: resolution, frame rate, video bit rate and sample rate, and full support for PAL and NTSC TV standards. Tests results proved great flexiblilty in various video aspect ratios such as 16:9, 4:3 and full screen, and just like a movieplayer application it allows you to select target subtitle and audio track.

Last, but not least the video trimming and cropping are the winners. That means that the users can set the start and end time to capture their favorite movie clips.

Ease Of Use * * * * *

It has an attractive user interface that guides you to convert DVD to iPhone with just a few clicks of your mouse.

Ease Of Installation And Setup * * * *

A bit demanding for the beginner, but it is manageable.

Quality Of Copy * * * * 1/2

If you are a beginner, then you can trust the preset settings for great quality videos. For the expert tech-savvy iPhone user you can have fun setting your own preferences.

The dvdXsoft Video Converter Suite is second. I recommend it especially for iPhone user who is confident in his or her tech skills.

3) Avex DVD to iPhone Video Suite

This a great software for iPhone users. It really is a One-click, All-in-One solution to create iPhone movies from DVDs, TV shows and home videos. The package at great a discount, combines DVD to iPhone Converter and iPhone Video Converter and features superb video/audio quality. And it boasts one of the fastest conversion speeds - up to 3x faster!

You just think of any video file extension and take any DVD, MPEG, Tivo, WMV, AVI, DivX/Xvid, RM, MOV videos and it will convert them to iPhone MP4 videos.

When it comes to speed of conversion, there is no better software out there on the market so far. Using the Built-in X!-Speed transcode technology, Avex DVD to iPhone Video Suite will work up to 3x faster than any other conventional converter. This feature is maybe the most important to consider when purchasing the suite.

There are also special optimizations for playback on iPhone and on TV screen as well: adjustable video size and optimized settings for superb video playback on Video iPhone. If you are looking for support conversion in batch mode, you now have it.

Ease Of Use * * * *

To use Avex DVD to iPhone Video Suite is a catered to the slightly more tech-savvy iPhone consumer. But this doesn't mean that a dedicated beginner couldn't quickly master the program and enjoy the fastest conversion speed on the market.

Ease Of Installation And Setup * * * * *

Just as their box packaging says Avex DVD to iPhone Video Suite is indeed a "One-click, All-in-One" solution. It really does takes one single click to install and setup.

Quality Of Copy * * * * *

Users can trust the preset profiles to achieve a really good output quality, but with a little use and couple of hours of software experience, they will see that Avex DVD to iPhone Video Suite will produce those high quality files you are spending money on.

The Avex Video Converter Suite is third. I recommend it especially for the tech-savvy iPhone consumer who wants to enjoy the fastest conversion speed on the market