What are Laserdiscs disadvantages?
A. Laserdiscs are expensive. Most Laserdiscs have a manufacturer’s suggested retail prices between 30-40 dollars. There are a few Laserdiscs (mostly older catalog titles) cheaper than DVD, but not many. Most Laserdiscs cost 5-10 dollars more than the equivalent DVD. Both DVD and LD are non-recordable and more expensive than VHS. Also, since Laserdiscs can only hold up to 60 minutes per side, most discs have to be flipped or changed eventually. Laserdiscs are definitely harder to find in stores than DVD or VHS. Also, Laserdiscs have a higher defect rate than CD’s and VHS. Laserdiscs’ defect rate is 1-2%. However, in the scheme of things, that still isn’t very high.
