
The main thing, as manono says, handbrake is not much of a ripper. It (and vidcoder, which is pretty much the same, different GUI) is the only one I know of that has some power and reasonable ease of use. I would agree with the above statement with a number of encoders recommended here by video geeks, but not handbrake. Second, there are no really good encoders that are easy to use for newbies that I've ever seen. Well, the first thing I should point out is that you don't seem to know the difference between ripping and encoding, which disqualifies you from reviewing anything. Handbrake is beloved by the geeks, but is a total honking PITA if you are a casual user with no tech education who just wants to rip a decent file. You may want to consult a few iPhone-specific sites for tips as well: the iPod and iPhone can be inexplicably picky about what they will and will not play, so you want to make sure to stay within their specs.
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Since you seem to want a single MP4 rip that is good enough for a TV but still usable on an iPhone, I'd suggest spending some time researching Handbrake and the alternatives.

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Since 95% of my ripping is for use on an old small iPod, I use simpler dedicated software to create those MP4s & M4Vs now. I was using Handbrake successfully for awhile until I misguidedly upgraded it and all my settings went to hell. Either way, ripping the DVDs to HDD before processing with Handbrake tends to work better. If these are DVDs you recorded yourself from cable, there shouldn't be any issue with decryption. Note Handbrake in itself cannot properly rip commercial DVD sets: for that you also need a decrypter, as Baldrick mentioned.

Each thread usually has references and links to others, as in this example. If you have time to spare, search the Handbrake comments, threads and tutorials here on VH for suggestions. But if you're in a hurry I'd recommend using something else with comprehensible presets.

Once you have a firm grasp on how it works and what it bases its assumptions on, Handbrake is a flexible powerful tool. The Handbrake interface makes no sense whatsoever to casual users: many settings do the exact opposite of what you would think from their labels or description.
