I use DVD Shrink,DVD Decrypter,SmartRipper,there all fairly easy,and free,so its just a matter of choice, and what you become comfortable with.The quality of either or could be debated for months in here lol
At first, its alot of trial and error,so you might wanna invest in some dvdrw's till you get it figured out.
I use DVD Shrink to rip and shrink and then if you have Nero you can configure DVD Shrink, to interface with Nero,to burn your ripped files.I also like to have decrypter handy for the rare ones that shrink cant do.
Ya really have to take a bit of time and read these forums my friend, try some programs - No, it doesn't matter what ones you try, our pleasure could be your posion - try anything -
Your question has been asked 100 or more times and the answer is, there is no answer - Jump in, get your feet wet, there is no way to that our opinion will make any sense to you if you don't have any experience at all -
Sooooooooo, Welcome to the Club, and Happy reading :D)