Bulk glasses of the (As₂Se₃)_1-x (AgI)_x and (AsSe)_1-x(AgI)_x systems, where x 5, 10, 15 up to 35 mol.% have been prepared by the melt-quenched technique. The thin films have been deposited by means of vacuum thermal evaporation (VTE) and pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The XRD investigation reveals a generally amorphous structure; small peaks are only observed in the samples with the highest AgI. The film compositions have been determined by EDS (energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis). WDS (wavelength dispersive spectroscopy) studies have shown that the films do not contain oxygen within the accuracy of the method (1 %). The films are dense with smooth surface as revealed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM).