RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Games and Tech Video converters - Which is the best (for free)?

If you have a Mac OS X, Handbrake is great for ripping DVDs. There's also a Quicktime plugin you can get to convert videos from one format to another.

I'm not sure about Windows PCs. But you can look for Open Source alternatives to almost any program at http://www.Osalt.com