What are the disadvantages of DVD?
• It will take years for movies, TV shows, other video programming, and computer software to become widely available. • Vagueness of spec and inadequate testing of players and discs has resulted in incompatibilities. Some movie discs don’t function fully (or don’t play at all) on some players. • It can’t record (yet). (See 1.14 and 4.3) • It has built-in copy protection and regional lockout. (See 1.11 and 1.10) • It uses digital compression. Poorly compressed audio or video may be blocky, fuzzy, harsh, or vague. (See 1.3) • The audio downmix process for stereo/Dolby Surround can reduce dynamic range. (See 3.6) • It doesn’t fully support HDTV. (See 2.9) • Some DVD players and drives may not be able to read CD-Rs. (See 2.4.3) • Current DVD players and drives can’t read DVD-RAM discs. (See 4.3) • Current players can’t play in reverse at normal speed. • Variations and options such as DVD-Audio, DTS audio tracks, and Divx are not supported by all players.
• It will take years for movies and software to become widely available. • Vagueness of spec and inadequate testing of players and discs has resulted in incompatibilities. Some movie discs don’t function fully (or don’t play at all) on some players. • It can’t record (yet). (See 1.14 and 4.3) • It has built-in copy protection and regional lockout. (See 1.11 and 1.10) • It uses digital compression. Poorly compressed audio or video may be blocky, fuzzy, harsh, or vague. (See 1.3) • The audio downmix process for stereo/Dolby Surround can reduce dynamic range. (See 3.6) • It doesn’t fully support HDTV. (See 2.9) • Some DVD players and drives may not be able to read CD-Rs. (See 2.4.3) • Current DVD players and drives can’t read DVD-RAM discs. (See 4.3) • Current players can’t play in reverse at normal speed. • Variations and options such as DVD-Audio, DTS audio tracks, and Divx are not supported by all players.
• It will take years for movies, TV shows, other video programming, and computer software to become widely available. • Vagueness of spec and inadequate testing of players and discs has resulted in incompatibilities. Some movie discs don’t function fully (or don’t play at all) on some players. (See 1.41) • DVD recorders are still expensive. (See 1.14 and 4.3) • It has built-in copy protection and regional lockout. (See 1.11 and 1.10) • It uses digital compression. Poorly compressed audio or video may be blocky, fuzzy, harsh, or vague. (See 1.3) • The audio downmix process for stereo/Dolby Surround can reduce dynamic range. (See 3.6) • It doesn’t fully support HDTV. (See 2.9) • Some DVD players and drives may not be able to read CD-Rs. (See 2.4.3) • Current DVD players and drives can’t read DVD-RAM discs. (See 4.3) • Very few players can play in reverse at normal speed. • Variations and options such as DVD-Audio, DVD-VR, and DTS audio tracks are not supported by all players.
– It can’t record (yet). – It can’t play in reverse. – It uses digital compression. Poorly compressed audio or video may be blocky, fuzzy, harsh, or vague. – It has built-in copy protection and regional lockout. (See 1.11 and 1.10) – DVD players and drives may not be able to read CD-Rs. (See 2.4.3.) – It will take years for movies and software to become widely available.
• Vagueness of the DVD specification and inadequate testing of players and discs has resulted in incompatibilities. Some movie discs don’t function fully (or don’t play at all) on some players. (See 1.41) • DVD recorders are more expensive than VCRs. (See 1.14 and 4.3) • DVD has built-in copy protection and regional lockout. (See 1.11 and 1.10) • DVD uses digital compression. Poorly compressed audio or video may be blocky, fuzzy, harsh, or vague. (See 1.3) • The audio downmix process for stereo/Dolby Surround may reduce dynamic range. (See 3.6) • DVD doesn’t fully support HDTV. (See 2.9) • Some DVD players and drives can’t read CD-Rs. (See 2.4.3) • Some DVD players and drives can’t read recordable DVDs. (See 4.3.1) • Most DVD players and drives can’t read DVD-RAM discs. (See 4.3.4) • Very few players can play in reverse at normal speed. • Variations and options such as DVD-Audio, DVD-VR, and DTS audio tracks are not supported by all players.
