PAL stands for Phase Alternation Lines (625 lines)
and offers more picture detail and wider luminance (color signal) bandwidth.
PAL has been adopted by almost all 50 Hz countries in the world.
NTSC stands for National Television Standard Committee which established
the American TV broadcast TV standard as a 525 line broadcast. The NTSC
system has higher frame rate (60 Hz) which reduces visible flicker and
picture noise.
SECAM stands for SEquential Couleur Avec Memoire and is used in
France and many eastern European countries. The Secam system also has
625 lines and offers good picture detail and stable hues.
List of countries using the PAL TV Standard
Country |
TV Standard |
Voltage |
Hertz |
Plug |
Afghanistan |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Albania |
Pal-B/G |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
Algeria |
Pal-B |
110/220 |
50 |
A |
Angola |
Pal-I |
220 |
50 |
B |
Argentina |
Pal-N |
220 |
50 |
B |
Australia |
Pal-B/G |
240 |
50 |
C |
Austria |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Azores Island |
Pal-B |
110/220 |
- |
B |
Bahrain |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B/D |
Bangladesh |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Belgium |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Botswana |
Pal-I |
220 |
50 |
B/D |
Brazil |
Pal-M |
110/220 |
50/60 |
B |
Bruiei |
Pal-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
Cameroon |
Pal-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
Canary Islands |
Pal-B/G |
110/220 |
50 |
- |
Ceuta |
Pal-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
Czech Republic |
PAL? |
220 |
50 |
B |
China |
Pal-D |
220 |
50 |
B/C |
Denmark |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Ethiopia |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Fiji |
Pal-B |
240 |
50 |
C |
Finland |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Gambia |
Pal-I |
- |
- |
- |
Germany |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Ghana |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Gibraltar |
Pal-B |
240 |
50 |
D |
Guinea-Bissau |
Pal-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Hong Kong |
Pal-I |
200 |
50 |
D |
Iceland |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B/C |
India |
Pal-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
Indonesia |
Pal-B |
127/220 |
50 |
B |
Ireland |
Pal-I |
240 |
50 |
D |
Israel |
Pal-B/G |
230 |
50 |
B |
Italy |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Jordan |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Kenya |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
D |
Korea(D.P.R) |
Pal-D |
220 |
60 |
A |
Kuwait |
Pal-B |
240 |
50 |
B/D |
Laos |
Pal-M |
110/220 |
- |
A/B |
Lesotho |
Pal-I |
- |
- |
- |
Liberia |
Pal-B |
120 |
60 |
A |
Macao |
Pal |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
Madeira |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Malaysia |
Pal-B/G |
240 |
50 |
B/D |
Malawi |
Pal-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
Maldives |
Pal-B |
- |
- |
- |
Malta |
Pal |
220 |
50 |
B/D |
Monoca |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Mozambique |
Pal-I |
220 |
50 |
B |
Namibia |
Pal-I |
- |
- |
- |
Nepal |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Netherlands |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
New Zeland |
Pal-B |
230 |
50 |
C |
Nigeria |
Pal-B |
230 |
50 |
B/D |
Norway |
Pal-B/G |
230 |
50 |
B |
Oman |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Pakistan |
Pal-B/G |
230 |
50 |
B |
Papua New Guinea |
Pal-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
Parguay |
Pal-N |
220 |
- |
B |
Portugal |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Qutar |
Pal-B |
240 |
50 |
- |
Seychelles |
Pal-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
Sierra Leone |
Pal-B |
- |
- |
- |
Singapore |
Pal-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
Slovakia |
PAL? |
220 |
50 |
B |
Somalia |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
South Africa |
Pal-I |
220/250 |
50 |
D |
Spain |
Pal-B/G |
127/220 |
50 |
A/B |
Srilanka |
Pal-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
Sudan |
Pal-B |
220 |
- |
B |
Swaziland |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Sweden |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Switzerland |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Tanzania |
Pal-I |
220 |
- |
B/D |
Thailand |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
A |
Turkey |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
Uganda |
Pal-B |
220 |
- |
B |
United Arab Emirates |
Pal-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
United Kingdom |
Pal-I |
240 |
50 |
D |
Uruguay |
Pal-N |
220 |
- |
B/D |
Vietnam |
Pal-B/G |
127/230 |
50 |
A/B |
Yemen Arab Republic |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Yugoslavia |
Pal-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Zambia |
Pal-B |
220 |
- |
B/D |
Zanzibar |
Pal-I |
220 |
- |
B/D |
Zimbabwe |
Pal-B |
220 |
- |
B/D |
List of countries using the SECAM TV Standard
Country |
TV Standard |
Voltage |
Hertz |
Plug |
Benin |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Bhutan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bulgaria |
Secam-D/K |
220 |
50 |
- |
Burkina Faso |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Burundi |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Central African Republic |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Chad |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Comoros |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Congo |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
- |
Cyprus |
Secam-B/G |
240 |
50 |
B/D |
Djibouti Dem Republic |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Egypt |
Secam-B |
110/220 |
50 |
B/D |
France |
Secam-L |
220 |
50 |
B |
Gabon |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Greece |
Secam-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Guadalupe |
Secam |
- |
- |
- |
Guiana(French) |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Guiea |
- |
220 |
50 |
B |
Guyana |
Secam-K |
110/220 |
- |
A/B/D |
Hungary |
Secam-D/K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Iran |
Secam-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
Iraq |
Secam-B |
220 |
50 |
B/C |
Ivory Coast |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Kiribati |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lebanon |
Secam-B |
110/190 |
50 |
B |
Libya |
Secam-B |
127/230 |
50 |
B |
Luxembourg |
Secam-L |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
Luxembourg |
Secam-L/B/G |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
Madagascar |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Mali |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Martinque |
Secam |
110/220 |
- |
B |
Mauritus |
Secam-B |
|
|
|
Monoca |
Secam-L |
220 |
50 |
B |
Mongolia |
Secam-D |
220 |
50 |
- |
Morocco |
Secam-B |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
New Caledonia |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
- |
Niger |
Secam-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Reunion |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Romania |
Secam-D/K |
220 |
50 |
B |
Russia |
Secam-D/K |
220 |
50 |
A |
Rwanda |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Saudi Arabia |
Secam-B/G |
110/220 |
60 |
B |
Senegal |
Secam-K |
110 |
- |
B |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Secam-B |
115/200 |
50 |
A |
Tahiti Islands |
Secam-D/K |
110 |
- |
A |
Togo |
Secam-K |
- |
- |
- |
Tunisia |
Secam-B |
110/220 |
- |
B |
Tuvlu |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ussr-Former |
Secam-D/K |
127/220 |
50 |
B |
Western Sahara |
Secam |
- |
- |
- |
Zaire |
Secam-K |
220 |
- |
B |
List of countries using the NTSC TV Standard
Country |
TV Standard |
Voltage |
Hertz |
Plug |
Antigua |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
- |
B/D |
Bahamas |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
- |
A |
Barbados |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
50 |
A |
Bermuda |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
- |
A/D |
Bolivia |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
50/60 |
A/B |
Burma |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
50 |
B |
Cambodia |
Ntsc-M |
- |
- |
- |
Canada |
Ntsc-M |
110/230 |
60 |
A |
Chile |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
50 |
B |
Colombia |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Costa Rica |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Cuba |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Diego Garcia |
Ntsc-M |
- |
- |
- |
Dominica Republic |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Ecuador |
Ntsc-M |
1010 |
60 |
A |
El Salvador |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A |
Greenland |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
50 |
B |
Grenada |
Ntsc-M |
220/240 |
50 |
D |
Guam |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
60 |
- |
Guatemala |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Haiti |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
- |
A |
Hawaii |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Honduras |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Jamaica |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
50 |
A/B/D |
Japan |
Ntsc-M |
100 |
50/60 |
A |
Korea(Rep.) |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A |
Mexico |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A |
Microesia |
Ntsc-M |
- |
- |
- |
Midway Island |
Ntsc-M |
- |
- |
- |
Myanmar |
Ntsc-M |
230 |
50 |
- |
Nerthlands Antilles |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
50 |
A/B |
Nicaragua |
Ntsc-M |
120 |
60 |
A |
Okinawa |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Panama |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Peru |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
60 |
A/B |
Philippines |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A/B |
Puerto Rico |
Ntsc-M |
120 |
60 |
A |
St.Kitts |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
50 |
D |
St.Luica |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
50 |
D |
St.Vincent |
Ntsc-M |
220 |
50 |
D |
Samoa |
Ntsc-M |
- |
- |
B |
Surinam |
Ntsc-M |
- |
- |
- |
Taiwan |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Ntsc-M |
110/220 |
- |
A/B/D |
Turks & Calcos Islands |
Ntsc-M |
- |
- |
- |
Usa |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
Venezuela |
Ntsc-M |
120 |
50/60 |
A |
Virgin Islands |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
- |
A |
Virgin Islands |
Ntsc-M |
110 |
- |
A |
Yemen (Dem. Republic Of) |
Ntsc-M |
230 |
50 |
A/B |
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