In Case You're Still Out of the Loop:

Own an iPod video, but still in the dark ages regarding how to get your home DVD collection on there because the disks are encrypted? Are you sick of paying big bucks to download movies in MPEG-4 format  a second time that you already have paid and own in your home video library and are paying for again due to encryption? Well, if you are a Windows user, then you need to run this free program:

DVD Decrypter download DVD Decrypter

along with your ripping/burning software to strip the region coding. This will allow you to "unlock" the DVD's you already own and put them on your computer or iPod. I use Nero 7 to rip and then convert to MPEG-4, but you can use the free and very capable Videora iPod Converter to do the job just as well. Mac users can use Handbrake which combines the capabiltiy of the two Windows programs into one. Hopefully the Windows version of Handbrake will be out shortly.