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NTSC, PAL, SECAM
World TV Standards
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Countries
and color
TV standards chart
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We
have researched TV standards used around the world, and have
compiled the chart below; to the best of our abilities and accuracies
of the resources. Please note, the world is constantly changing, as
is the technology, and this information could change at any time. Some countries have an "official" TV standard. However,
new cable companies are broadcasting in a different system than
declared official in some countries, or programs are received from
beyond borders, and there is some confusion about which is the
system being used locally. Please send us an email with
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of another standard. This means an NTSC video tape will not play in a
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COUNTRY
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VHF
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UHF |
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AFGHANISTAN
|
PAL/SECAM
B
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-- |
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ALBANIA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G |
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ALGERIA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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ANGOLA
|
PAL
I
|
--
|
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ARGENTINA
|
PAL
N
|
PAL
N
|
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AUSTRALIA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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AUSTRIA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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AZORES
|
PAL
B
|
--
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BAHAMAS
|
NTSC
M
|
--
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BAHRAIN
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
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BANGLADESH
|
PAL
B
|
--
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BARBADOS
|
NTSC
M
|
--
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BELGIUM
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
H
|
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BERMUDA
|
NTSC
M
|
--
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BOLIVIA
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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BOTSWANA
|
PAL
I
|
--
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BRAZIL
|
PAL
M
|
PAL
M
|
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BRUNEI
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
B
|
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BULGARIA
|
SECAM
D
|
SECAM
K
|
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BURKINA
FASO
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
|
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BURMA
|
NTSC
M
|
--
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BURUNDI
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
|
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CAMBODIA
|
NTSC
M
|
--
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CAMEROON
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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CANADA
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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CANARY
ISLANDS
|
PAL
B
|
--
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CHAD
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
|
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CHILE
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
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CHINA
|
PAL
D
|
--
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COLOMBIA
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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COSTA
RICA
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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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
|
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DJIBOUTI
|
SECAM
B
|
SECAM
G
|
|
DOMINICAN
REP
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
|
ECUADOR
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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EGYPT
|
SECAM
B/PAL B
|
SECAM
G/PAL G
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EL
SALVADOR
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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EQUAT.
GUINEA
|
PAL
B
|
--
|
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ESTONIA
|
PAL
B/SEC D
|
PAL
G/SECAM K
|
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ETHIOPIA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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FIJI
|
PAL
B
|
--
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FINLAND
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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FRANCE
|
SECAM
L
|
SECAM
L
|
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FRENCH
POLYNESIA
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
|
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GABON
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
|
|
GAMBIA
|
PAL
I
|
--
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GERMANY
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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GHANA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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GIBRALTAR
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
H
|
|
GREECE
|
SECAM/PAL
B
|
SECAM/PAL
G
|
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GREENLAND
|
NTSC/PAL
B
|
--
|
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GUADELOUPE
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
|
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GUAM
|
NTSC
M
|
--
|
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GUATEMALA
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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GUINEA
|
PAL
K
|
--
|
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GUYANA
(FRENCH)
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
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HONDURAS
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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HONG
KONG
|
--
|
PAL
I
|
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HUNGARY
|
SECAM
D/PAL
|
SECAM
K/PAL
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ICELAND
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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INDIA
|
PAL
B
|
--
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INDONESIA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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IRAN
|
SECAM
B
|
SECAM
G
|
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IRAQ
|
SECAM
B
|
--
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IRELAND
|
PAL
I
|
PAL
I
|
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ISRAEL
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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ITALY
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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IVORY
COAST
|
SECAM
K1
|
--
|
|
JAMAICA
|
NTSC
M
|
--
|
|
JAPAN
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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JORDAN
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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KENYA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
G
|
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KOREA
NORTH
|
SECAM
D
|
--
|
|
KOREA
SOUTH
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
|
KUWAIT
|
PAL
B
|
--
|
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LATVIA
|
PAL
B/SEC D
|
PAL
G/SEC K
|
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LEBANON
|
SECAM
B
|
SECAM
G
|
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LIBERIA
|
PAL
B
|
PAL
H
|
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LIBYA
|
SECAM
B
|
SECAM
G
|
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LITHUANIA
|
PAL
B/SEC D
|
PAL
G/SEC K
|
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
PAL
B/SECAM L
|
PAL
G/SEC L
|
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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
|
--
|
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MAURITANIA
|
SECAM
B
|
--
|
|
MAURITIUS
|
SECAM
B
|
--
|
|
MEXICO
|
NTSC
M
|
NTSC
M
|
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MONACO
|
SECAM
L
|
--
|
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MONGOLIA
|
SECAM
D
|
--
|
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MOROCCO
|
SECAM
B
|
--
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MOZAMBIQUE
|
PAL
B
|
--
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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
|
|
SOMALIA
|
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
|
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