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World TV System and Voltage Guide

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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