OK, I got my new Benq burner. I'm using DVD shrink & Nero 6 to make backups. It's great.

Now I want to get movies on my Sony Clie TH55. I've tried ripping with DVDx and then using the Sony Image converter to put the AVI/mpeg on the handheld in mqv format.

It gives me audio/video out of synch and small audio skips. Evidently this is a common problem. I tried some suppposed fixes for this (using Lame/MP3 @ 128 bitrate instead of ACM, making sure audio/video synch is checked) but they didn't work.

All the other solutions seem to involve about a hundred steps with several tools.

Is there a simple and reliable way to do this? I don't want to spend another 10 to 20 hours learning and experimenting. Freeware would be nice.

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Hi,

Every handheld introduces sync issues due to this nature of capture. What most people use to correct this easily( without getting too technical about it) is use a TBC(Timebase Corrector). Which automatically drops frames at the output of the Handheld in order to maintain AV Sync. I have heard of some reasonable TBC's available for 20$. Just connect the TBC between the Handheld and the Comp. The rest is easy.

Hope this helps.
Unicorn23'.