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iPod Video Converters

Here you will find information about iPod video converters, which allow you to convert the many various formats of video files such as movies and music videos into one that you can view on your iPod.

Because there are many different options to convert iPod video, and it's impossible to know which is best without spending hours researching, we've tested some of the most popular iPod converters. We are happy to bring you this 2 minute iPod video converter review, to save you the hassle!

First of all, here are the iPod video converters we tested, and their prices:

  1. Plato iPod Video Converter -$29.95
  2. Xilisoft iPod Video Converter -$29.95
  3. Cucusoft iPod Video Converter -$29.95

As you can see, they all have similar prices, so there is no clear winner in this regard... We will have to find out which is best by their features and interface!

The second criteria we tested on was user friendliness, or how easy it was to use to use the program to convert video for iPod.

  1. Plato iPod Video Converter - Easy to use, decent interface, (4/5) (Trial Download)
  2. Xilisoft iPod Video Converter Easy to use, basic interface(4/5) (Trial Download)
  3. Cucusoft iPod Video Converter - Easy to use, nice interface, many options (5/5) (Trial Download)

In our opinion Cucusoft iPod Video Converter had the best interface, and we were instantly able to convert videos for iPod without even reading the manual.

Functionality:

  1. Xilisoft iPod Video Converter - Converted most the movies and video files we tried (4/5)
  2. Plato iPod Video Converter - Failed to convert .mov videos and also crashed (thankfully it only crashed the program not the computer) (2/5)
  3. Cucusoft iPod Video Converter - Convert all the movies and video files we tried, with many output options (5/5)

The winner here is again CucusoftiPod Video Converter, it converted all the videos without any problem and has many output options for quality and size of file.

Final Score:

  1. Xilisoft iPod Video Converter - 84% (Trial Download)
  2. Plato iPod Video Converter - 73% (Trial Download)
  3. Cucusoft iPod Video Converter - 93% (Trial Download)

Conclusions:

Although there are many programs out there that convert video files for the iPod, they are by no means equal in quality. In fact we were quite surprised and event disappointed by the results!

Plato iPod Video Converter was very unstable and crashed on both our test computers computers, it also failed to convert .mov videos, which is very important as Quicktime video is one of the most popular video formats on the market.

All in all the winner is Cucusoft iPod video converter, it has the best interface, it is the most easy to use and simply delivered good quality video output for any video we tested. Order it now!