Television Standards by Country
| COUNTRY | SIGNAL TYPE |
|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | PAL B, SECAM B |
| ALBANIA |
PAL B/G |
| ALGERIA |
PAL B/G |
| ANGOLA | PAL I |
| ANTARCTICA | NTSC M |
| ANTIGUA & BARBUDA |
NTSC M |
| ARGENTINA |
PAL N |
| ARMENIA | SECAM D/K |
| ARUBA |
NTSC M |
| AUSTRALIA |
PAL B/G |
| AUSTRIA |
PAL B/G |
| AZERBAIJAN | SECAM D/K |
| AZORES | PAL B |
| BAHAMAS |
NTSC M |
| BAHRAIN |
PAL B/G |
| BANGLADESH |
PAL B |
| BARBADOS |
NTSC M |
| BELARUS | SECAM D/K |
| BELGIUM |
PAL B/H |
| BELGIUM (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC M |
| BELIZE |
NTSC M |
| BENIN | SECAM K |
| BERMUDA |
NTSC M |
| BOLIVIA |
NTSC M |
| BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA |
PAL B/H |
| BOTSWANA | SECAM K, PAL I |
| BRAZIL |
PAL M |
| BRITISH
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (AF DIEGO GARCIA TV - AFRTS) |
NTSC M |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
PAL B |
| BULGARIA |
PAL |
| BURKINA FASO | SECAM K |
| BURUNDI | SECAM K |
|
CAMBODIA |
PAL B/G, NTSC M |
| CAMEROON | PAL B/G |
| CANADA |
NTSC M |
| CANARY ISLANDS |
PAL B/G |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | SECAM K |
| CHAD | SECAM D |
| CHILE |
NTSC M |
| CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) |
PAL D |
| COLOMBIA |
NTSC M |
| CONGO (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) | SECAM K |
| CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE) |
SECAM K |
| COOK ISLANDS | PAL B |
| COSTA RICA |
NTSC M |
| COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) | SECAM K/D |
| CROATIA |
PAL B/H |
| CUBA |
NTSC M |
| CYPRUS |
PAL B/G |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
PAL B/G (cable), PAL D/K (broadcast) |
| DENMARK |
PAL B/G |
| DIEGO GARCIA | NTSC M |
| DJIBOUTI | SECAM K |
| DOMINICA |
NTSC M |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
NTSC M |
| EAST TIMOR |
PAL B |
| EASTER ISLAND | PAL B |
| ECUADOR |
NTSC M |
| EGYPT |
PAL B/G, SECAM B/G |
| EL SALVADOR |
NTSC M |
| EQUITORIAL GUINEA | SECAM B |
| ESTONIA | PAL B/G |
| ETHIOPIA | PAL B |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) | PAL I |
| FIJI | NTSC M |
| FINLAND |
PAL B/G |
| FRANCE |
SECAM L |
| FRANCE (FRENCH FORCES TV) | SECAM G |
| GABON | SECAM K |
| GALAPAGOS ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| GAMBIA | PAL B |
| GEORGIA | SECAM D/K |
| GERMANY |
PAL B/G |
| GERMANY (ARMED FORCES TV GERMANY) | NTSC M |
| GHANA |
PAL B/G |
| GIBRALTAR |
PAL B/G |
| GREECE |
PAL B/G |
| GREENLAND |
PAL B |
| GRENADA |
NTSC M |
| GUAM |
NTSC M |
| GUADELOUPE | SECAM K |
| GUATEMALA |
NTSC M |
| GUIANA (FRENCH) | SECAM K |
| GUINEA | PAL K |
| GUYANA | NTSC M |
| HAITI |
SECAM |
| HONDURAS |
NTSC M |
| HONG KONG |
PAL I |
| HUNGARY |
PAL K/K |
| ICELAND |
PAL B/G |
| INDIA |
PAL B |
| INDONESIA |
PAL B |
| IRAN |
SECAM B/G |
| IRAQ |
PAL |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF |
PAL I |
| ISLE OF MAN |
PAL |
| ISRAEL |
PAL B/G |
| ITALY |
PAL B/G |
| JAMAICA |
NTSC M |
| JAPAN |
NTSC M |
| JOHNSTONE ISLAND | NTSC M |
| JORDAN |
PAL B/G |
| KAZAKHSTAN | SECAM D/K |
| KENYA |
PAL B/G |
| KOREA (NORTH) |
SECAM D, PAL D/K |
| KOREA (SOUTH) |
NTSC M |
| KUWAIT |
PAL B/G |
| KYRGYZ REPUBLIC | SECAM D/K |
| LAOS | PAL B |
| LATVIA | PAL B/G, SECAM D/K |
| LEBANON |
PAL B/G |
| LESOTHO | PAL K |
| LIBERIA |
PAL B/H |
| LIBYA |
PAL B/G |
| LIECHTENSTEIN |
PAL B/G |
| LITHUANIA | PAL B/G, SECAM D/K |
| LUXEMBOURG |
PAL B/G, SECAM L |
| MACAU | PAL I |
| MACEDONIA | PAL B/H |
| MADAGASCAR | SECAM K |
| MADEIRA | PAL B |
| MALAYSIA |
PAL B |
| MALDIVES | PAL B |
| MALI | SECAM K |
| MALTA |
PAL B |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| MARTINIQUE |
SECAM K |
| MAURITANIA | SECAM B |
| MAURITIUS |
SECAM B |
| MAYOTTE | SECAM K |
| MEXICO |
NTSC M |
| MICRONESIA |
NTSC M |
| MIDWAY ISLAND | NTSC M |
| MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) | SECAM D/K |
| MONACO |
SECAM L, PAL G |
| MONGOLIA | SECAM D |
| MONTSERRAT | NTSC M |
| MOROCCO |
SECAM B |
| MOZAMBIQUE | PAL B |
| MYANMAR (BURMA) |
NTSC M |
| NAMIBIA | PAL I |
| NEPAL | B |
| NETHERLANDS |
PAL B/G |
| NETHERLANDS (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC M |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | NTSC M |
| NEW CALEDONIA | SECAM K |
| NEW ZEALAND |
PAL B/G |
| NICARAGUA |
NTSC M |
| NIGER | SECAM K |
| NIGERIA |
PAL B/G |
| NORFOLK ISLAND | PAL B |
| NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| NORWAY |
PAL B/G |
| OMAN |
PAL B/G |
| PAKISTAN |
PAL B |
| PALAU | NTSC M |
| PANAMA |
NTSC M |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PAL B/G |
| PARAGUAY | PAL N |
| PERU |
NTSC M |
| PHILIPPINES |
NTSC M |
| POLAND |
PAL B/G |
| POLYNESIA (FRENCH) | SECAM K |
| PORTUGAL |
PAL B/G |
| PUERTO RICO |
NTSC M |
| QATAR |
PAL B |
| REUNION | SECAM K |
| ROMANIA |
PAL D/G |
| RUSSIA |
PAL, SECAM D/K |
| ST. KITTS & NEVIS |
NTSC M |
| ST. LUCIA |
NTSC M |
| ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | SECAM K |
| ST. VINCENT |
NTSC M |
| SAO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE | PAL B/G |
| SAMOA, AMERICAN |
NTSC |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
SECAM B/G, PAL B |
| SAMOA | NTSC M |
| SENEGAL |
SECAM K |
| SEYCHELLES | PAL B/G |
| SIERRA LEONE |
PAL B/G |
| SINGAPORE |
PAL B/G |
| SLOVAKIA | PAL B/G |
| SLOVENIA | PAL B/H |
| SOMALIA | PAL B/G |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
PAL I |
| SPAIN |
PAL B/G |
| SRI LANKA | PAL |
| SUDAN |
PAL B |
| SURINAME |
NTSC M |
| SWAZILAND | PAL B/G |
| SWEDEN |
PAL B/G |
| SWITZERLAND |
PAL B/G |
| SYRIA | SECAM B, PAL G |
| TAHITI |
SECAM |
| TAIWAN |
NTSC |
| TAJIKISTAN | SECAM D/K |
| TANZANIA |
PAL B |
| THAILAND |
PAL B/M |
| TOGO |
SECAM K |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
NTSC M |
| TUNISIA |
SECAM B/G |
| TURKEY |
PAL B |
| TURKMENISTAN | SECAM D/K |
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| UGANDA |
PAL B/G |
| UKRAINE |
SECAM D/K |
| URUGUAY | PAL N |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
PAL B/G |
| UNITED STATES |
NTSC M |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
PAL I |
| UZBEKISTAN | SECAM D/K |
| VENEZUELA |
NTSC M |
| VIETNAM |
NTSC M,SECAM D |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH) |
NTSC M |
| WALLIS & FUTUNA | SECAM K |
| YEMEN |
PAL B/NTSC M |
| YUGOSLAVIA | PAL B/G |
| ZAMBIA |
PAL B/G |
| ZIMBABWE |
PAL B/G |
NTSC
- National Television Standards
Committee. The oldest existing standard, developed in the
USA. First used in 1954. Consists of 525 horizontal lines of display and
60 vertical lines. Sometimes referred to as "Never
Twice the Same Color."
Only one type, known as NTSC M.
SECAM - Système Électronique
pour Couleur avec Mémoire.
Developed in France. First used in 1967. A 625-line vertical, 50-line horizontal
display. Sometimes referred to as "Something Essentially
Contrary to the American Method"
or SEcond Colour Always Magenta!"
Different types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specs.
Types B and D usually used for VHF; types G, H, and K for UHF; types I,
N, M, K1 and L for both VHF/UHF. Different types are generally not compatible.
PAL - Phase Alternating Line. Developed in the United Kingdom & Germany. First used in 1967. Also a 625/50-line display. Proponents call it "Perfection At Last." Due to the cost of the enormous circuit complexity, critics often refer to it as "Pay A Lot". Different types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specs. Common types are B, G and H; less common types include D, I, K, N and M. The different types are generally not compatible.