NTSC  -  PAL  -  SECAM
Most countries of the world use TV Standards that are incompatible with other countries. For example, a video recording made in the Germany could not be played back on a American standard VCR or shown on the American TV. There are three main world standards and the rest are minor branches of these main systems. The systems are NTSC, PAL, SECAM. The charts below give a description of each standard and the technical variations within them.

NTSC:
The first colour TV broadcast system was implemented in the United States in 1953. This was based on the NTSC (National Television System Committee) standard. NTSC is used by many countries on the American continent as well as many Asian countries including Japan. NTSC runs on 525 lines/frame.

PAL:
The PAL (Phase Alternating Line) standard was introduced in the early 1960's and implemented in most European countries except for France. The PAL standard utilises a wider channel bandwidth than NTSC which allows for better picture quality. PAL runs on 625 lines/frame.

SECAM:
The SECAM (Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire or Sequential Colour with Memory) standard was introduced in the early 1960's and implemented in France. SECAM uses the same bandwidth as PAL but transmits the colour information sequentially. SECAM runs on 625 lines/frame.


WORLD IMPORT 1998 SYSTEMS CHART

COUNTRY

VHF TUNER

UHF TUNER

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua
Armenia
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (CN)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
PAL (CN)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
Bahamas
Barbados
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Boliva
Bosnia / Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (M)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)


PAL (G)


PAL (H)
SECAM (K1)

NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (M)

SECAM (K)
SECAM (K1)

SECAM (K1)
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Comoros
Congo
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
PAL (D)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
PAL (D)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)

NTSC (M)
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Equatorial Guinea
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)

SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Faeroe Islands
Finland
France
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (L)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
SECAM (L)
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Georgia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (I)
PAL (I)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)
SECAM (G)
PAL (G)

NTSC (M)
PAL (I)
PAL (I)
Hong Kong
Honduras
Hungary

NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
SECAM (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)


SECAM (G)
SECAM (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea (north)
Korea (south)
Kuwait
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
PAL (D)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
PAL (K)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
SECAM (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)

PAL (I)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (B)
SECAM (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)

NTSC (M)
SECAM (B)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
SECAM (G)

SECAM (B)
SECAM (G)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)

SECAM (G)
PAL (G)
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
Oman PAL (B) PAL (G)
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (N)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
PAL (G)
PAL (N)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
NTSC (M)
Qatar PAL (B) PAL (G)
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
PAL (D)
SECAM (D)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K)
SECAM (K1)
St. Christopher and Nevis
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovenia
Somali
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)



SECAM (G)
SECAM (K1)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad / Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
NTSC (M)
PAL (I)
PAL (B)
SECAM (K1)
NTSC (M)
PAL (B)
PAL (B)

PAL (I)

PAL (G)
SECAM (K1)

PAL (G)
PAL (G)

Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
UK of Great Britain
United States of America
Uruguay
PAL (B)
SECAM (D)
PAL (B)

NTSC (M)
PAL (N)

SECAM (K)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
NTSC (M)
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands
NTSC (M)
SECAM (D)
NTSC (M)
NTSC (M)
SECAM (K)
Yemen
Yugoslavia
PAL (B)
PAL (B)
PAL (G)
PAL (G)
Zaire
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)
SECAM (K1)
PAL (G)
PAL (I)
PAL (G)


 

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