I'm trying to find some freeware that will let me rip my DVD's to my Axim x51. I've found plenty of pay software, but nothing that's free and does a good job. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hotbrass, welcome to Aximsite. I have the perfect solution for you! Click this . It's a tutorial with links for the free software called Fairuse that you'll need to convert your video for the Ax. It's easy to use but a little time consuming. I created the tutorial b/c the first time I used it I found it to be a little confusing.

If you do NOT have the x51v, and DO have the x51, then make sure you follow the directions for a QVGA device, not for a VGA device. You can post here or PM me if you have more questions.

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love the fairuse guide stevenator65!..

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I still prefer this tutorial. With the newest version of PocketDivXEncoder, you can get great quality videos in very managable sizes (even on VGA). It's not very complicated either.

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Current setup:
Dell Axim X51v (WM5.0, Hardware Rev. A00, ROM Ver. A12), Vaja Vitelino Green Moss leather case, Boxwave ClearTouch Crystal screen protector, Boxwave Styra stylus, Transcend 2GB 150x SD, SanDisk Ultra II 4GB CF, Boxwave miniBuds headphones (black), Boxwave miniSync cable, 2 extra 1100 mAh batteries

Previous devices:
Dell Axim X5 Advanced (PPC2002 upgraded to WM2003)
Toshiba e310 (PPC2002)

I use fairuse to encode my dvds to xvid. www.fairusewizard.com

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Unreal Media Capture and Streaming tutorial here ---> http://www.soisanook.com/Urealmedia1.htm

I have a question. I have a dvd recorder and I record stuff off the tv to dvd. I can use fairuse to convert the recorded dvd as long as I use the higher resolution on my recorder that produce 4 or less hrs of record time. When I record in extended mode ie: 6 hrs/dvd fairuse does not recognize these as dvds or at least it cant find any vobs to convert because the files come out as vcds or svcds . Any solution to this? I want to use the 6 hr mode because it saves space and if its gonna be watched on my pda anyway I dont need the higher resolution.