No support for user interactivity, like clicking to pause.
Experimentation will probably be necessary - plan accordingly.
The massive range of codecs means that finding the right codec for AVI to get the compression you want can sometimes be a needle-in-a-haystack sort of situation.
With 1080p HD the norm nowadays and 4K video getting more and more popular, this can definitely become a problem.
Over-compression of AVI files can still result in the loss of video and audio quality.
Make sure you’re going to have the hard drive space needed!
Uncompressed AVI files can be much larger than other file formats.
This can be a pain since finding a trustworthy downloading site can be tricky, and often far too time-consuming for people.
Some downloaded AVI files use codecs that also need to be downloaded on your computer to play them.