I decided i'm going to get my PSP up and running with video. I ordered a 1GB stick of memory, which should be here in a week or so. Now I need to figure out the software.

My understanding is that there are two main components I need; first, the DVD -> MPEG ripper. Second, the MPEG -> PSP Video converter.

ImTOO offers a suite for this.

There is PQ DVD.

PSP Video 9, which appears to only do the MPEG -> PSP portion.

Chris Prillo just reviewed the PSP Media Manager from Sony (again, for the MPEG -> PSP part)

And then there is the Xilisoft DVD to PSP suite.

What to do? I'm guessing that there will be a bit of a workflow problem here - i really want to be able to rip a couple movies right before I go on a vacation or something, so having something that is easy to operate, potentially supports batching or offline (maybe that can sync to the PSP instead of requiring explicit action?).

Hmm... i'll have to think about this more...