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WORLDWIDE TV COLORS STANDARDS
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Different countries use one of the three main video standards - PAL, NTSC or SECAM. Blu-ray Discs or DVDs from PAL countries will not play in countries using the NTSC standard.
Due to political changes in the last few years many countries have changed from SECAM to PAL. We suggest that your check with a viewer in their country to check on the prevailing standard. Send comments.
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Country Specific Standard
To look up a country, click the associated letter below.
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Abu Dhabi |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Afghanistan |
B,D |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Albania |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Algeria |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Andorra |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Angola |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Antartica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Antigua |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Antiles |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Argentina |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Aryenuna |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Armenia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Aruba |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Ascension Is. |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Australia |
B |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Austria |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Azerbaijan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Azores |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Azores (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Bahamas |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Bahrain |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Bangladesh |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Barbados |
N |
NTSC |
- |
| Belarus |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Belgium |
B,H |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Belize |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Benin |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Bermuda |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Bhutan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Bolivia |
N |
NTSC |
- |
| Bosnia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Botswana |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Brazil |
M |
PAL |
BTSC |
| Brunei |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Bulgaria |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Burma |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Burundi |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Cameroon |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Canada |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Canary Is. |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Cape Verde |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Cayman Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Central African Rep. |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Chad |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Chile |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| China |
D |
PAL |
Zweiton D |
| Colombia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Comoros |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Congo |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Costa Rica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Crete |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Croatia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Cuba |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Curacao |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Cyprus |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Cyprus (Turkish) |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Czech Republic |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Dahomey |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Denmark |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Diego Garcia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Djibuti |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Dominica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Dominican Rep. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Dubai |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Ecuador |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Egypt |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| El Salvador |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Equatorial Guinea |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Estonia |
D,K,B |
SECAM & PAL |
- |
| Ethiopia |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Falkland Is. |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Faroe Is. |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Fernando Po |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Fiji |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Finland |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| France |
L |
SECAM |
Nicam L |
| French Polynesia |
Kl |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Gabon |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Gambia |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Georgia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Germany |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Germany (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Ghana |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Gibraltar |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greece |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greenland |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greenland (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Grenada |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guadeloupe |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guam |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guatamala |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guinea (Bissau) |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Guinea (Rep.) |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guyana (French) |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guyana (Rep.) |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Haiti |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Hawaii |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Honduras |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Hong Kong |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Hungary |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Iceland |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| India |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Indonesia |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Iran |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Iraq |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Ireland |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Israel |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Italy |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Ivory Coast |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Jamaica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Japan |
M |
NTSC |
EIAJ |
| Johnston Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Jordan |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Kampuchea |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Kazakhstan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Kenya |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Korea - North |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Korea - South |
M |
NTSC |
Zweiton M |
| Kuwait |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Kyrgystan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Laos |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Latvia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Lebanon |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Leeward Islands |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Lesotho |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Liberia |
B,H |
PAL |
- |
| Libya |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Lithuania |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Liechtenstein |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Luxembourg |
B,G,L |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Macao |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Macedonia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Madagascar |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Madeira |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Malawi |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Malaysia |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Maldives |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Mali |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Malta |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Marshall Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Martinique |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Mauritania |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Mauritius |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Mayotte |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Mexico |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Micronesia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Midway Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Moldova |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Monaco |
G,L |
PAL & SECAM |
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| Mongolia |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Montenegro |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Montserrat |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Morocco |
B,H |
SECAM |
- |
| Mozambique |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Myanmar |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Namibia |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Nepal |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Netherlands |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| New Caledonia |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| New Zealand |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Nicaragua |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Niger |
K1 |
PAL |
- |
| Nigeria |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Norfolk Is. |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Northern Marina Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Norway |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Okinawa |
M |
NTSC |
FM/FM |
| Oman |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Pakistan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Palau |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Panama |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Papua New Guinea |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Paraguay |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Peru |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Philippines |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Poland |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Polynesia |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Portugal |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Puerto Rica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Qatar |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Reunion |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Romania |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Russia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Rwanda |
D,K |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Saba and Sarawak |
B |
PAL |
Zweiton D |
| Samoa (Eastern) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Samoa (Western) |
B |
PAL |
- |
| San Marino |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Sao Tome |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Saudi Arabia |
B,G |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Senegal |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Serbia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Seychelles |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Sierra Leone |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Singapore |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Slovakia |
B,D,K |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Slovenia |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Society Islands |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Somalia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| South Africa |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Spain |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Sri Lanka |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| St. Grenadine |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Lucia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Pierre Miquelon |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| St. Vincent |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Kitts |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Sudan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Surinam |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Swaziland |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Sweden |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Switzerland |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Syria |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Tahiti |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Taiwan |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Tajikistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Tanzania |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Thailand |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Tibet |
D |
PAL |
- |
| Togo |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Tonga |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Tunisia |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Turkey |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Turkmenistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Uganda |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| United Kingdom |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Ukraine |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| United Arab Emirates |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Upper Volta |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Uruguay |
N |
PAL |
- |
| United States of America |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Uzbekistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
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System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Vatican |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Venezuela |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Vietnam |
D,M |
SECAM & NTSC |
- |
| Virgin Islands |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Yemen |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Zaire |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Zambia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Zanzibar |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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