DISADVANTAGE OF

MULTIMEDIA
 TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES, BOTH
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
 TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS, FOR BOTH
STUDENTS AND TEACHER
 TIME REQUIRED TO PLAN, DESIGN, DEVELOP,
AND EVALUATE MULTIMEDIA ACTIVITIES
ANOTHER DISADVANTAGES OF MULTIMEDIA

• EXPENSE
MULTIMEDIA DEVICES ARE BUILT USING EXPENSIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND
INVESTING IN A DEVICE CAN BE A MAJOR PURCHASE FOR MANY PEOPLE.
ALSO, BECAUSE THESE DEVICES ARE USUALLY HIGHLY SENSITIVE, THEY
CAN EASILY BREAK OR HAVE A SOFTWARE CRASH, REQUIRING YOU TO
SPEND MORE MONEY TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED OR REPLACED.
• CONSTANT EVOLUTION
MULTIMEDIA DEVICES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REDEVELOPED AND
CHANGED AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES. BECAUSE OF THIS, A BRAND-NEW
DEVICE CAN BE RENDERED OBSOLETE IN A MATTER OF A FEW YEARS. NOT
ONLY DOES THIS MEAN YOU NEED TO BUY YET ANOTHER NEW DEVICE, BUT
DATA ON YOUR OLD DEVICE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO TRANSFER TO THE NEW
ONE.
• DEPENDENCE ON ACCESSORIES AND SECONDARY PURCHASES
TO HAVE ONE DEVICE WORK TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL, YOU MAY NEED TO
ACCESSORIZE. YOU MAY FIND THAT YOU NEED TO BUY A WIDE VARIETY OF
THINGS, SUCH AS PROTECTIVE CASES, HEADPHONES, SPARE CABLES AND
ADAPTERS, TO HAVE YOUR DEVICE WORK THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO.
OUTSIDE OF PHYSICAL ACCESSORIES, YOU MAY ALSO NEED TO UPGRADE
YOUR INTERNET OR DATA PLAN, BUY EXTENDED WARRANTIES OR GET
LESSONS ON HOW TO USE YOUR DEVICE.
• LIMITED BATTERY CHARGE
A MAJOR DISADVANTAGE TO MOBILE MULTIMEDIA DEVICES IS THEIR NEED
TO BE CONSTANTLY CHARGED. IT TAKES A LOT OF POWER TO SHOW A
VARIETY OF MEDIA, AND ONCE A DEVICE'S BATTERY IS DEAD, IT IS USELESS,
MAKING MULTIMEDIA DEVICES A VIABLE OPTION ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE
REGULAR ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY.