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TV Systems Chart
PAL/NTSC/SECAM
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COUNTRY VHF UHF
AFGHANISTAN PAL/SECAM B --
ALBANIA PAL B PAL G
ALGERIA PAL B PAL G
ANGOLA PAL I --
ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N
AUSTRALIA PAL B PAL G
AUSTRIA PAL B PAL G
AZORES PAL B --
BAHAMAS NTSC M --
BAHRAIN PAL B PAL G
BANGLADESH PAL B --
BARBADOS NTSC M --
BELGIUM PAL B PAL H
BERMUDA NTSC M --
BOLIVIA NTSC M NTSC M
BOTSWANA PAL I --
BRAZIL PAL M PAL M
BRUNEI PAL B PAL B
BULGARIA SECAM D SECAM K
BURKINA FASO SECAM K1 --
BURMA NTSC M --
BURUNDI SECAM K1 --
CAMBODIA NTSC M --
CAMEROON PAL B PAL G
CANADA NTSC M NTSC M
CANARY ISLANDS PAL B --
CHAD SECAM K1 --
CHILE NTSC M NTSC M
CHINA PAL D --
COLOMBIA NTSC M NTSC M
COSTA RICA NTSC M NTSC M
CUBA NTSC M NTSC M
CYPRUS PAL B PAL G
CZECH REPUBLIC PAL B-G PAL B-G
DAHOMEY SECAM K1 --
DENMARK PAL B PAL G
DJIBOUTI SECAM B SECAM G
DOMINICAN REP NTSC M NTSC M
ECUADOR NTSC M NTSC M
EGYPT SECAM B/PAL B SECAM G/PAL G
EL SALVADOR NTSC M NTSC M
EQUAT. GUINEA PAL B --
ESTONIA PAL B/SEC D PAL G/SECAM K
ETHIOPIA PAL B PAL G
FIJI PAL B --
FINLAND PAL B PAL G
FRANCE SECAM L SECAM L
FRENCH POLYNESIA SECAM K1 --
GABON SECAM K1 --
GAMBIA PAL I --
GERMANY PAL B PAL G
GHANA PAL B PAL G
GIBRALTAR PAL B PAL H
GREECE SECAM/PAL B SECAM/PAL G
GREENLAND NTSC/PAL B --
GUADELOUPE SECAM K1 --
GUAM NTSC M --
GUATEMALA NTSC M NTSC M
GUINEA PAL K --
GUYANA (FRENCH) SECAM K1 --
HONDURAS NTSC M NTSC M
HONG KONG -- PAL I
HUNGARY SECAM D/PAL SECAM K/PAL
ICELAND PAL B PAL G
INDIA PAL B --
INDONESIA PAL B PAL G
IRAN SECAM B SECAM G
IRAQ SECAM B --
IRELAND PAL I PAL I
ISRAEL PAL B PAL G
ITALY PAL B PAL G
IVORY COAST SECAM K1 --
JAMAICA NTSC M --
JAPAN NTSC M NTSC M
JORDAN PAL B PAL G
KENYA PAL B PAL G
KOREA NORTH SECAM D --
KOREA SOUTH NTSC M NTSC M
KUWAIT PAL B --
LATVIA PAL B/SEC D PAL G/SEC K
LEBANON SECAM B SECAM G
LIBERIA PAL B PAL H
LIBYA SECAM B SECAM G
LITHUANIA PAL B/SEC D PAL G/SEC K
LUXEMBOURG PAL B/SECAM L PAL G/SEC L
MADAGASCAR SECAM K1 --
MADEIRA PAL B --
MALAGASY SECAM K1 --
MALAWI PAL B PAL G
MALAYSIA PAL B --
MALI SECAM K1 --
MALTA PAL B PAL H
MARTINIQUE SECAM K1 --
MAURITANIA SECAM B --
MAURITIUS SECAM B --
MEXICO NTSC M NTSC M
MONACO SECAM L --
MONGOLIA SECAM D --
MOROCCO SECAM B --
MOZAMBIQUE PAL B --
NAMIBIA PAL I --
NEPAL PAL B --
NETHERLANDS PAL B PAL G
NETH. ANTILLES NTSC M NTSC M
NEW CALEDONIA SECAM K1 --
NEW GUINEA PAL B PAL G
NEW ZEALAND PAL B PAL G
NICARAGUA NTSC M NTSC M
NIGER SECAM K1 --
NIGERIA PAL B PAL G
NORWAY PAL B PAL G
OMAN PAL B PAL G
PAKISTAN PAL B --
PANAMA NTSC M NTSC M
PARAGUAY PAL N PAL N
PERU NTSC M NTSC M
PHILIPPINES NTSC M NTSC M
POLAND SECAM D/PAL SECAM K/PAL
PORTUGAL PAL B PAL G
PUERTO RICO NTSC M NTSC M
QATAR PAL B --
REUNION SECAM K1 --
RUMANIA PAL D PAL K
RUSSIA SECAM D SECAM K
RWANDA SECAM K1 --
SABAH/SAWARA PAL B --
ST. KITTS NTSC M NTSC M
SAMOA NTSC M --
SAUDI ARABIA SECAM-B/PAL-B SECAM G
SENEGAL SECAM K1 --
SEYCHELLES PAL B PAL G
SIERRA LEONE PAL B PAL G
SINGAPORE PAL B PAL G
SLOVAK REPUBLIC PAL PAL
SLOVENIA PAL B PAL G
SOUTH AFRICA PAL I PAL I
SPAIN PAL B PAL G
SRI LANKA PAL B --
SUDAN PAL B PAL G
SURINAM NTSC M NTSC M
SWAZILAND PAL B PAL G
SWEDEN PAL B PAL G
SWITZERLAND PAL B PAL G
SYRIA SECAM B --
TAHITI SECAM K1 --
TAIWAN NTSC M NTSC M
TANZANIA PAL B PAL B
THAILAND PAL B --
TOGO SECAM K --
TRINIDAD TOBAGO NTSC M NTSC M
TUNISIA SECAM B --
TURKEY PAL B PAL G
UGANDA PAL B PAL G
UNITED ARAB EMIR. PAL B PAL G
UNITED KINGDOM -- PAL I
UPPER VOLTA SECAM K1
--
URUGUAY PAL N PAL N
USA NTSC M NTSC M
VENEZUELA NTSC M NTSC M
VIETNAM PAL B PAL G
YEMEN PAL B --
YUGOSLAVIA PAL B PAL G
ZAIRE SECAM K1 --
ZAMBIA PAL B PAL G
ZIMBABWE PAL B PAL G

 

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

Basic Parameters PAL B-G-H PAL I PAL D PAL N PAL M
line/field 625/50 625/50 625/50 625/50 525/60
horizontal frequency 15.625 kHz 15.625 kHz 15.625 kHz 15.625 kHz 15.734 kHz
vertical frequency 50 Hz 50 Hz 50 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz
color subcarrier freq. 4.433618 MHz 4.433618 MHz. 4.433618 MHz. 3.582056 MHz. 3.575611 MHz.
video bandwidth 5.0 MHz 5.5 MHz. 6.0 MHz. 4.2 MHz. 4.2 MHz.
audio carrier 5.5 MHz. (FM) 6.0 MHz. 6.5 MHz. 4.5 MHz. 4.5 MHz.

 
NTSC: National Television System Committee.
Developed in the U.S., it was the world's first color TV system. Broadcast started in 1954.
Basic Parameters NTSC M
line/field 525/60
horizontal frequency 15.734 kHz
vertical frequency 60 Hz
color subcarrier freq. 3.579545 MHz
video bandwidth 4.2 MHz
audio carrier 4.5 MHz (FM)
SECAM: Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire. Developed in France. Broadcast started in 1967.
Basic Parameters SECAM B-G-H SECAM D-K-K1-L
line/field 625/50 625/50
horizontal frequency 15.625 kHz. 15.625 kHz.
vertical frequency 50 Hz. 50 Hz.
video bandwidth 5.0 MHz 6.0 MHz.
audio carrier 5.5 MHz (AM) 6.5 MHz (AM)

PLAYBACK SYSTEMS

The following are not broadcast systems, but playback systems that can be found in some VCRs.



MESECAM:

VCRs featuring MESECAM will record SECAM signals in such a fashion, that can be later viewed on PAL TVs. This system is incompatible with both PAL and SECAM, and  a MESECAM VCR is required to play MESECAM tapes.

PAL-60:

Also called "NTSC playback on PAL TV". A  DVD or VCR featuring PAL-60 will output a 60-Hz video signal with PAL color. The resulting signal is partly NTSC (NTSC synchronisms) and partly PAL (PAL color), and will be viewed on PAL TVs that are 50/60 Hz ready. If PAL TVs are not 50/60 Hz compatible, vertical size will be incorrect, and/or picture will roll vertically. This signal may not be recorded on PAL nor NTSC VCRs.

NTSC 4.43:

This system is identical to the US NTSC 3.58, except for a different color subacarrier frequency. Tapes recorded in NTSC 4.43 VCRs can be played on NTSC 3.58 VCRs, and vice versa.
 

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