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COLOUR TV STANDARDS AND DVD REGIONS
We at TMTV have put together the
following chart listing countries and their corresponding
color TV standards and DVD regions. We have tried to be as
accurate as possible, despite contradicting information found
in books and manuals, and the fact that there are new
countries, and some have changed their names. Other countries
have an "official" TV standard, but new cable
companies are broadcasting in a different system, or programs
are received from beyond their borders, and there is some
confusion about which is the system being used locally. We
will appreciate any information you can provide to help us
refine and correct the chart. Please use the E-mail links at
the bottom of the page to send in your comments. Thank you.
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COUNTRY |
VHF |
UHF |
DVD
REGIONS |
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AFGHANISTAN |
PAL/SECAM
B |
|
5 |
|
ALBANIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
ALGERIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
ANGOLA |
PAL
I |
|
5 |
|
ARGENTINA |
PAL
N |
PAL N |
4 |
|
AUSTRALIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
4 |
|
AUSTRIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
AZORES |
PAL
B |
|
|
|
BAHAMAS |
NTSC
M |
|
4 |
|
BAHRAIN |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
BANGLADESH |
PAL
B |
|
5 |
|
BARBADOS |
NTSC
M |
|
4 |
|
BELGIUM |
PAL
B |
PAL H |
2 |
|
BERMUDA |
NTSC
M |
|
|
|
BOLIVIA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
BOTSWANA |
PAL
I |
|
5 |
|
BRAZIL |
PAL
M |
PAL M |
4 |
|
BRUNEI |
PAL
B |
PAL B |
|
|
BULGARIA |
SECAM
D |
SECAM K |
2 |
|
BURKINA
FASO |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
BURMA |
NTSC
M |
|
|
|
BURUNDI |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
CAMBODIA |
NTSC
M |
|
3 |
|
CAMEROON |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
CANADA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
1 |
|
CANARY
ISLANDS |
PAL
B |
|
2 |
|
CHAD |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
CHILE |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
CHINA |
PAL
D |
|
6 |
|
COLOMBIA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
COSTA
RICA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
CROATIA |
PAL B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
CUBA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
CYPRUS |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
|
|
CZECH
REPUBLIC |
PAL
D |
PAL K |
2 |
|
DAHOMEY |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
DENMARK |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
DJIBOUTI |
SECAM
B |
SECAM G |
5 |
|
DOMINICAN
REP |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
ECUADOR |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
EGYPT |
SECAM
B/PAL B |
SECAM G/PAL G |
2 |
|
EL
SALVADOR |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
EQUAT.
GUINEA |
PAL
B |
|
5 |
|
ESTONIA |
PAL
B (was SECAM) |
PAL D |
5 |
|
ETHIOPIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
FIJI |
PAL
B |
|
|
|
FINLAND |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
FRANCE |
SECAM
L |
SECAM L |
2 |
|
FRENCH
POLYNESIA |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
GABON |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5
|
|
GAMBIA |
PAL
I |
|
5 |
|
GERMANY |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
GHANA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
GIBRALTAR |
PAL
B |
PAL H |
2 |
|
GREECE |
PAL
B (was SECAM) |
PAL G
|
2 |
|
GREENLAND |
NTSC/PAL
B |
|
2 |
|
GUADELOUPE |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
GUAM |
NTSC
M |
|
1 |
|
GUATEMALA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4
|
|
GUINEA |
PAL
K |
|
5 |
|
GUYANA
(FRENCH) |
SECAM
K1 |
|
4 |
|
HONDURAS |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
HONG
KONG |
-- |
PAL I |
3 |
|
HUNGARY |
SECAM
D/PAL |
SECAM K/PAL |
2 |
|
ICELAND |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
INDIA |
PAL
B |
|
5 |
|
INDONESIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
3 |
|
IRAN |
SECAM
B |
SECAM G |
2 |
|
IRAQ |
SECAM
B |
|
2 |
|
IRELAND |
PAL
I |
PAL I |
2 |
|
ISRAEL |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
ITALY |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
IVORY
COAST |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
JAMAICA |
NTSC
M |
|
4 |
|
JAPAN |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
2 |
|
JORDAN |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
KENYA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
KOREA
NORTH |
PAL |
|
5 |
|
KOREA
SOUTH |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
3 |
|
KUWAIT |
PAL
B |
|
2 |
|
LATVIA |
PAL
D (was SECAM) |
PAL K |
5 |
|
LEBANON |
SECAM
B |
SECAM G |
2 |
|
LIBERIA |
PAL
B |
PAL H |
5 |
|
LIBYA |
SECAM
B |
SECAM G |
5 |
|
LITHUANIA |
PAL
D (was SECAM) |
PAL K |
5 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
PAL
B/SECAM L |
PAL G/SEC L |
2 |
|
MADAGASCAR |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
MADEIRA |
PAL
B |
|
|
|
MALAGASY |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
MALAWI |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
MALAYSIA |
PAL
B |
|
3 |
|
MALI |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
MALTA |
PAL
B |
PAL H |
2 |
|
MARTINIQUE |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
MAURITANIA |
SECAM
B |
|
5 |
|
MAURITIUS |
SECAM
B |
|
5 |
|
MEXICO |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
MONACO |
SECAM
L |
|
2 |
|
MONGOLIA |
SECAM
D |
|
5 |
|
MOROCCO |
SECAM
B |
|
5 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE |
PAL
B |
|
5 |
|
NAMIBIA |
PAL
I |
|
5 |
|
NEPAL |
PAL
B |
|
|
|
NETHERLANDS |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
NETH.
ANTILLES |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
|
|
NEW
CALEDONIA |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
NEW
GUINEA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
4 |
|
NEW
ZEALAND |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
4 |
|
NICARAGUA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
NIGER |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
NIGERIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
NORWAY |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
OMAN |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
PAKISTAN |
PAL
B |
|
5 |
|
PANAMA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
PARAGUAY |
PAL
N |
PAL N |
4 |
|
PERU |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
PHILIPPINES |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
3 |
|
POLAND |
PAL
D |
PAL K
|
2 |
|
PORTUGAL |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
PUERTO
RICO |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
1 |
|
QATAR |
PAL
B |
|
2 |
|
REUNION |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
RUMANIA |
PAL
D |
PAL K |
2 |
|
RUSSIA |
SECAM
D |
SECAM K |
5 |
|
RWANDA |
SECAM
K1 |
|
5 |
|
SABAH/SAWARA |
PAL
B |
|
|
|
ST.
KITTS |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
|
|
SAMOA
(US) |
NTSC
M |
|
1 |
|
SAUDI
ARABIA |
SECAM-B/PAL-B |
SECAM G |
2 |
|
SENEGAL |
PAL |
|
5 |
|
SEYCHELLES |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
SIERRA
LEONE |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
SINGAPORE |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
|
|
SLOVAK
REPUBLIC |
PAL |
PAL |
2 |
|
SOMALIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
SOUTH
AFRICA |
PAL
I |
PAL I |
2 |
|
SPAIN |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
SRI
LANKA |
PAL
B |
|
5 |
|
SUDAN |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
SURINAM |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
SWAZILAND |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
|
|
SWEDEN |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
SWITZERLAND |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
SYRIA |
SECAM
B |
|
2 |
|
TAHITI |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
TAIWAN |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
3 |
|
TANZANIA |
PAL
B |
PAL B |
5 |
|
THAILAND |
PAL
B |
|
3 |
|
TOGO |
SECAM
K |
|
5 |
|
TRINIDAD
TOBAGO |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
TUNISIA |
SECAM
B |
|
5 |
|
TURKEY |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
|
|
UGANDA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
UKRAINE |
PAL / SECAM D-K |
|
5 |
|
UNITED
ARAB EMIR. |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
|
PAL I |
2 |
|
UPPER
VOLTA |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
URUGUAY |
PAL
N |
PAL N |
4 |
|
USA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
1 |
|
VENEZUELA |
NTSC
M |
NTSC M |
4 |
|
VIETNAM |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
3 |
|
YEMEN |
PAL
B |
|
2 |
|
YUGOSLAVIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
2 |
|
ZAIRE |
SECAM
K1 |
|
|
|
ZAMBIA |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
|
ZIMBABWE |
PAL
B |
PAL G |
5 |
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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) |
|
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. |
|
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 (FM) |
6.5 MHz (FM) except AM
for SECAM L |
|
In
general, these subsystems are used for broadcast in:
|
|
B |
VHF |
|
G |
UHF |
|
H |
UHF |
|
I |
VHF/UHF |
|
D |
VHF |
|
N |
VHF/UHF |
|
M |
VHF/UHF |
|
K |
UHF |
|
K1 |
VHF/UHF |
|
L |
VHF/UHF |
PLAYBACK SYSTEMS:
The following
are not broadcast systems, but playback systems that
can be
found on 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 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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