Laser Disc Advantages Laser Discs offer true full-bandwidth uncompressed, uncopyguarded video. Also, NTSC Laser Discs purchased anywhere in the world can be played on any NTSC standard laser Disc player. Laser Disc jacket art is without equal. Laser Disc Disadvantages Laser Discs are too expensive for the average consumer to own. To justify the price, these box sets often include CD soundtracks, posters, books, and other stuff you may not want.
Laser Discs are large, heavy, and fragile.
Great care must be taken in storage to prevent warpage, jacket damage, and deterioration of the disc's aluminum coating. With even the best of care, a few poorly manufactured discs will loose their aluminum reflective qualities over time, resulting in increased video noise. Since all NTSC broadcasts have the same distortion, many Laser Disc owners don't notice the distortion until they compare it with component video or true S-video.