Best Options?

[NixNeon]

I know this is wide open to speculation but here is what I am trying to do:
I use Media Center Edition which is connected to my tv. (Regular 32 inch tv) To rip my DVD collection I use DVD Decrypter. I now want to encode that to preferrable AVI, Divx, to view from my hard drive via a menu system. Space is not an issue and I do not mind large file sizes. I want the best quality possible, so my qustion is what would be the best program to use, and should I be setting it to 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, or what?

[Nosferatu]

There are several applications which are being used in encoding process.
No time to waste for explanations which already are described in doom9.org guides.
Read in !

[TactX]

If size doesn't matter, why reencode at all ?

[Nosferatu]

Because quality does matter for him (and not only for him)

[TactX]

AFAIK you do get the best quality possible without reencoding -> no loss in quality.

[Nosferatu]

Yes, I know.
I misunderstood meaning of your first reply.
Sorry :)

[TactX]

O.K. :)