Tech Q&A

I want to buy a gaming console. Should I go for a Sony PlayStation 3 with the Move bundle, an Xbox 360 with the Kinect bundle or should I settle for a PSP or an iPod Touch?
- (Varun V)

First, you need to decide whether you want something portable or not. The iPod Touch offers the maximum portability followed by the Sony PSP. The PS3 and Xbox 360 are for home use only.

Then, you need to understand that each system has its share of pros and cons, and each one suits different people. For example, many of the games on the iPod Touch are free and many excellent games cost only $0.99. Plus the latest iPod Touch has cameras and can double up as a music/video player and personal organiser as well. The PSP is preferable if you like actual buttons for playing games rather than a touchscreen. Kinect games on the Xbox 360 appeal more to a family, while the PS3 has a Blu-Ray player and Move offers more precise control over your actions, appealing to more serious gamers who want motion control.

I have a Sony PSP 3000 and want to see movies on it. I know that I have to convert videos first, so I tried to convert what I had to MP4 format but that didn't work. Maybe I didn't put them into the right folder?
—( Nikhil Kapoor)

Movies look great on the PSP when properly formatted to fit the screen. Simply download and use a free software called PSPvideo9 (www.pspvideo9.com) to convert the videos. It also takes care of transferring the videos to the appropriate folder on the Memory Stick if you connect the PSP to the PC.