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TV VIDEO FORMAT STANDARDS World-Wide T.V. Standards Not all television sets in the world are equal. Different countries use one of the three main video standards - PAL, NTSC or SECAM. This means that a videotape from a PAL country will not play in a VCR in a country that uses the NTSC standard. To look up a country, click the letter below or use the Edit/Find function of your browser. This list has been updated as of Sept 1999. See our previous list. 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. Country Specific: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z A 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 - B 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 - C 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 - D 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 - E 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 - F 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 - G 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 - H Country System Color Stereo Haiti M NTSC - Hawaii M NTSC BTSC Honduras M NTSC - Hong Kong I PAL Nicam I Hungary B,G PAL - I 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 - J Country System Color Stereo Jamaica M NTSC - Japan M NTSC EIAJ Johnston Is. M NTSC - Jordan B,G PAL - K 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 - L 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 - M 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 Mongolia D SECAM - Montenegro B,G PAL - Montserrat M NTSC - Morocco B,H SECAM - Mozambique B PAL - Myanmar M NTSC - N 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 O Country System Color Stereo Okinawa M NTSC FM/FM Oman B,G PAL - P 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 - Q Country System Color Stereo Qatar B PAL - R Country System Color Stereo Reunion K SECAM - Romania D,K PAL - Russia D,K SECAM - Rwanda D,K PAL & SECAM - S 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 - T 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 - U 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 - V Country System Color Stereo Vatican B,G PAL Zweiton B/G Venezuela M NTSC - Vietnam D,M SECAM & NTSC - Virgin Islands M NTSC - Y Country System Color Stereo Yemen B PAL - Z Country System Color Stereo Zaire K SECAM - Zambia B,G PAL - Zanzibar I PAL - Zimbabwe B,G PAL -

Specifications:

PAL* Audio / Video Band Frequencies
System	Lines	Channel	Vision	Sound	Vision	Sound	Zweiton	Nicam
B	625	7MHz	5MHz	+5.5MHz	-VE	FM	+5.742MHZ	+5.85MHZ
D	625	8MHz	6MHz	+6.5MHz	-VE	FM	+6.742MHZ	-
G,H	625	8MHz	5MHz	+5.5MHz	-VE	FM	+5.742MHz	+5.85MHz
I	625	8MHz	5.5MHz	+6.0MHz	-VE	FM	-	+6.552MHz
K,K1	625	8MHz	6MHz	+6.5MHz	-VE	FM	-	-
L	625	8MHz	6MHz	+6.5MHz	+VE	AM	-	+5.85MHz
M	525	6MHz	4.2MHz	+4.5MHz	-VE	FM	+4.72MHz	-
N	625	6MHz	4.2MHz	+4.5MHz	-VE	FM	-	-

*PAL: Phase Alternation Line. Developed in Germany. Based in the NTSC system, it was modified to avoid color distortion. Broadcast started in 1967.

Audio Modulation

MTS Stereo single sound carrier modulated with fm/am multiplex FM/FM single sound carrier modulated with fm/fm multiplex Zweiton B,G,D,Main carrier is modulated with (L+R)/2 or A. The second carrier with R or B Zweiton M Main carrier is modulated with (L+R) or A. The second carrier with L-R or B Nicam Stereo Main carrier is modulated with mono sound or A. The second (digitally modulated carrier) with L and R or A and B

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