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Television StandardsWorldwide TV standards |
There are currently 3 main (analogue) television standards used throughout the world:
PAL - Phase Alternating Line. Developed in 1967 in conjunction with both the United Kingdom and Germany. It incorporates a 625 horizontal lines and 50 vertical lines display. Different PAL types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specifications. Common types are B, G and H; less common types include D, I, K, N and M. The differing types are generally not compatible with each other
NTSC - National Television Standards Committee. Developed in the USA and becoming public in 1954, this is the oldest of the three standards. It consists of 525 horizontal lines of display and 60 vertical lines. There is but only one type, known as 'NTSC M'
SECAM - Système Électronique pour Couleur avec Mémoire. This French TV standard was first used in 1967 and incorporates a 625-line vertical, 50-line horizontal display. Different types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specs. Types B and D are usually used for VHF; types G, H, and K for UHF; types I, N, M, K1 and L for both VHF/UHF. Different types are generally not compatible.
| COUNTRY | SIGNAL TYPE |
|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | PAL B, SECAM B |
|
ALBANIA |
PAL B/G |
|
ALGERIA |
PAL B/G |
| ANGOLA | PAL I |
| ANTARCTICA | NTSC M |
|
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA |
NTSC M |
|
ARGENTINA |
PAL N |
| ARMENIA | SECAM D/K |
|
ARUBA |
NTSC M |
|
AUSTRALIA |
PAL B/G |
|
AUSTRIA |
PAL B/G |
| AZERBAIJAN | SECAM D/K |
| AZORES | PAL B |
|
BAHAMAS |
NTSC M |
|
BAHRAIN |
PAL B/G |
|
BANGLADESH |
PAL B |
|
BARBADOS |
NTSC M |
| BELARUS | SECAM D/K |
|
BELGIUM |
PAL B/H |
| BELGIUM (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC M |
|
BELIZE |
NTSC M |
| BENIN | SECAM K |
|
BERMUDA |
NTSC M |
|
BOLIVIA |
NTSC M |
|
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA |
PAL B/H |
| BOTSWANA | SECAM K, PAL I |
|
BRAZIL |
PAL M |
| BRITISH INDIAN
OCEAN TERRITORY (AF DIEGO GARCIA TV - AFRTS) |
NTSC M |
|
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
PAL B |
|
BULGARIA |
PAL |
| BURKINA FASO | SECAM K |
| BURUNDI | SECAM K |
|
CAMBODIA |
PAL B/G, NTSC M |
| CAMEROON | PAL B/G |
|
CANADA |
NTSC M |
|
CANARY ISLANDS |
PAL B/G |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | SECAM K |
| CHAD | SECAM D |
|
CHILE |
NTSC M |
|
CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) |
PAL D |
|
COLOMBIA |
NTSC M |
| CONGO (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) | SECAM K |
|
CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE) |
SECAM K |
| COOK ISLANDS | PAL B |
|
COSTA RICA |
NTSC M |
| COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) | SECAM K/D |
|
CROATIA |
PAL B/H |
|
CUBA |
NTSC M |
|
CYPRUS |
PAL B/G |
|
CZECH REPUBLIC |
PAL B/G (cable), PAL D/K (broadcast) |
|
DENMARK |
PAL B/G |
| DIEGO GARCIA | NTSC M |
| DJIBOUTI | SECAM K |
|
DOMINICA |
NTSC M |
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
NTSC M |
|
EAST TIMOR |
PAL B |
| EASTER ISLAND | PAL B |
|
ECUADOR |
NTSC M |
|
EGYPT |
PAL B/G, SECAM B/G |
|
EL SALVADOR |
NTSC M |
| EQUITORIAL GUINEA | SECAM B |
| ESTONIA | PAL B/G |
| ETHIOPIA | PAL B |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) | PAL I |
| FIJI | NTSC M |
|
FINLAND |
PAL B/G |
|
FRANCE |
SECAM L |
| FRANCE (FRENCH FORCES TV) | SECAM G |
| GABON | SECAM K |
| GALAPAGOS ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| GAMBIA | PAL B |
| GEORGIA | SECAM D/K |
|
GERMANY |
PAL B/G |
| GERMANY (ARMED FORCES TV GERMANY) | NTSC M |
|
GHANA |
PAL B/G |
|
GIBRALTAR |
PAL B/G |
|
GREECE |
PAL B/G |
|
GREENLAND |
PAL B |
|
GRENADA |
NTSC M |
|
GUAM |
NTSC M |
| GUADELOUPE | SECAM K |
|
GUATEMALA |
NTSC M |
| GUIANA (FRENCH) | SECAM K |
| GUINEA | PAL K |
| GUYANA | NTSC M |
|
HAITI |
SECAM |
|
HONDURAS |
NTSC M |
|
HONG KONG |
PAL I |
|
HUNGARY |
PAL K/K |
|
ICELAND |
PAL B/G |
|
INDIA |
PAL B |
|
INDONESIA |
PAL B |
|
IRAN |
SECAM B/G |
|
IRAQ |
PAL |
|
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF |
PAL I |
|
ISLE OF MAN |
PAL |
|
ISRAEL |
PAL B/G |
|
ITALY |
PAL B/G |
|
JAMAICA |
NTSC M |
|
JAPAN |
NTSC M |
| JOHNSTONE ISLAND | NTSC M |
|
JORDAN |
PAL B/G |
| KAZAKHSTAN | SECAM D/K |
|
KENYA |
PAL B/G |
|
KOREA (NORTH) |
SECAM D, PAL D/K |
|
KOREA (SOUTH) |
NTSC M |
|
KUWAIT |
PAL B/G |
| KYRGYZ REPUBLIC | SECAM D/K |
| LAOS | PAL B |
| LATVIA | PAL B/G, SECAM D/K |
|
LEBANON |
PAL B/G |
| LESOTHO | PAL K |
|
LIBERIA |
PAL B/H |
|
LIBYA |
PAL B/G |
|
LIECHTENSTEIN |
PAL B/G |
| LITHUANIA | PAL B/G, SECAM D/K |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
PAL B/G, SECAM L |
| MACAU | PAL I |
| MACEDONIA | PAL B/H |
| MADAGASCAR | SECAM K |
| MADEIRA | PAL B |
|
MALAYSIA |
PAL B |
| MALDIVES | PAL B |
| MALI | SECAM K |
|
MALTA |
PAL B |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | NTSC M |
|
MARTINIQUE |
SECAM K |
| MAURITANIA | SECAM B |
|
MAURITIUS |
SECAM B |
| MAYOTTE | SECAM K |
|
MEXICO |
NTSC M |
|
MICRONESIA |
NTSC M |
| MIDWAY ISLAND | NTSC M |
| MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) | SECAM D/K |
|
MONACO |
SECAM L, PAL G |
| MONGOLIA | SECAM D |
| MONTSERRAT | NTSC M |
|
MOROCCO |
SECAM B |
| MOZAMBIQUE | PAL B |
|
MYANMAR (BURMA) |
NTSC M |
| NAMIBIA | PAL I |
| NEPAL | B |
|
NETHERLANDS |
PAL B/G |
| NETHERLANDS (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC M |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | NTSC M |
| NEW CALEDONIA | SECAM K |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
PAL B/G |
|
NICARAGUA |
NTSC M |
| NIGER | SECAM K |
|
NIGERIA |
PAL B/G |
| NORFOLK ISLAND | PAL B |
| NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS | NTSC M |
|
NORWAY |
PAL B/G |
|
OMAN |
PAL B/G |
|
PAKISTAN |
PAL B |
| PALAU | NTSC M |
|
PANAMA |
NTSC M |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PAL B/G |
| PARAGUAY | PAL N |
|
PERU |
NTSC M |
|
PHILIPPINES |
NTSC M |
|
POLAND |
PAL B/G |
| POLYNESIA (FRENCH) | SECAM K |
|
PORTUGAL |
PAL B/G |
|
PUERTO RICO |
NTSC M |
|
QATAR |
PAL B |
| REUNION | SECAM K |
|
ROMANIA |
PAL D/G |
|
RUSSIA |
SECAM D/K |
|
ST. KITTS & NEVIS |
NTSC M |
|
ST. LUCIA |
NTSC M |
| ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | SECAM K |
|
ST. VINCENT |
NTSC M |
| SAO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE | PAL B/G |
|
SAMOA, AMERICAN |
NTSC |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
SECAM B/G, PAL B |
| SAMOA | NTSC M |
|
SENEGAL |
SECAM K |
| SEYCHELLES | PAL B/G |
|
SIERRA LEONE |
PAL B/G |
|
SINGAPORE |
PAL B/G |
| SLOVAKIA | PAL B/G |
| SLOVENIA | PAL B/H |
| SOMALIA | PAL B/G |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
PAL I |
|
SPAIN |
PAL B/G |
| SRI LANKA | PAL |
|
SUDAN |
PAL B |
|
SURINAME |
NTSC M |
| SWAZILAND | PAL B/G |
|
SWEDEN |
PAL B/G |
|
SWITZERLAND |
PAL B/G |
| SYRIA | SECAM B, PAL G |
|
TAHITI |
SECAM |
|
TAIWAN |
NTSC |
| TAJIKISTAN | SECAM D/K |
|
TANZANIA |
PAL B |
|
THAILAND |
PAL B/M |
|
TOGO |
SECAM K |
|
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
NTSC M |
|
TUNISIA |
SECAM B/G |
|
TURKEY |
PAL B |
| TURKMENISTAN | SECAM D/K |
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | NTSC M |
|
UGANDA |
PAL B/G |
|
UKRAINE |
SECAM D/K |
| URUGUAY | PAL N |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
PAL B/G |
|
UNITED STATES |
NTSC M |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
PAL I |
| UZBEKISTAN | SECAM D/K |
|
VENEZUELA |
NTSC M |
|
VIETNAM |
NTSC M, SECAM D |
|
VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH) |
NTSC M |
| WALLIS & FUTUNA | SECAM K |
|
YEMEN |
PAL B/NTSC M |
| YUGOSLAVIA | PAL B/G |
|
ZAMBIA |
PAL B/G |
|
ZIMBABWE |
PAL B/G |
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