I also have Cucusoft and think it's great. Very easy to use - in fact you can set it so all you have to do is select the DVD and then it does everything else on its own. It has great PQ and I watch both on my iPad and through Apple TV. The only issue is it won't output Dolby Digital sound. Is there any converter that will also output Dolby Digital (DD isn't necessary for the iPad of course, but I'd like it when watching via Apple TV)?I like Cucusoft...
With Handbrake you can output two audio streams. I usually output Dollby Surround and AC3 passthrough. The AC3 passthrough will give you Dolby Digital on the Apple TV. (However, AC3 is not supported by iTunes or Quicktime.)