Title: World Television Standards
ProofReader - September 15, 2006 06:44 AM (GMT)
Information from abc.net.au.
World TV Standards
Television standards differ throughout the world. Australia employs the PAL system in video production and television transmission (as opposed to NTSC prevalent in the United States). World Television Standards are listed below. Some VCRs are capable of playing both NTSC and PAL material. Please consult your user manual to see if your equipment is multi-format capable.
NTSC (National Television System Committee) Videos
525 Lines/60Hz
Antiqua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda,Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greenland, Guam, Guatemala,Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (South), Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saipan, Samoa, Surinam, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Trinidad, Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands
PAL (Phase Alternating Line)
625 Lines/50Hz
Afghanistan (Kabul), Algeria, Argentina(PAL-N), Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil (PAL-M), Brunei, China (mainland), Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (North), Kuwait, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco (PAL & SECAM), Netherlands, New Guinea, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Romania (PAL & SECAM), Saudi Arabia (PAL & SECAM), Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay (PAL-N), Yemen (A.R.), Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
DVD (Digital Video Disc)
Digital Video Disc (DVD) is a high density disc similar in appearance to an audio CD yet capable of high fidelity video playback. DVDs have both a built in decryption system and are coded for specific regions throughout the World. Australia is classified as Territory 4.