World-Wide T.V. Standards
Not all television sets in the world are equal. Different countries use one of the three main video standards – PAL, NTSC or SECAM. This means that a videotape from a PAL country will not play in a VCR in a country that uses the NTSC standard. To look up a country, click the letter below or use the Edit/Find function of your browser.
This list is continually updated, but due to political changes any countries have changed from SECAM to PAL. We suggest that your check with a viewer in their country to check on the prevailing standard. Send comments
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Abu Dhabi |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Afghanistan |
B,D |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Albania |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Algeria |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Andorra |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Angola |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Antartica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Antigua |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Antiles |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Argentina |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Aryenuna |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Armenia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Aruba |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Ascension Is. |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Australia |
H |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Austria |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Azerbaijan |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Azores |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Azores (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Bahamas |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Bahrain |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Bangladesh |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Barbados |
N |
NTSC |
- |
| Belarus |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Belgium |
B,H |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Belize |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Benin |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Bermuda |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Bhutan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Bolivia |
N |
NTSC |
- |
| Bosnia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Botswana |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Brazil |
M |
PAL |
BTSC |
| Brunei |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Bulgaria |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Burma |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Burundi |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Cameroon |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Canada |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Canary Is. |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Cape Verde |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Cayman Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Central African Rep. |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Chad |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Chile |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| China |
D |
PAL |
Zweiton D |
| Colombia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Comoros |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Congo |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Costa Rica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Crete |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Croatia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Cuba |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Curacao |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Cyprus |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Cyprus (Turkish) |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Czech Republic |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Dahomey |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Denmark |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Diego Garcia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Djibuti |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Dominica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Dominican Rep. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Dubai |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Ecuador |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Egypt |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| El Salvador |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Equatorial Guinea |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Estonia |
B, G |
PAL |
- |
| Ethiopia |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Falkland Is. |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Faroe Is. |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Fernando Po |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Fiji |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Finland |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| France |
L |
SECAM |
Nicam L |
| French Polynesia |
Kl |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Gabon |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Gambia |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Georgia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Germany |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Germany (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Ghana |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Gibraltar |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greece |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greenland |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greenland (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Grenada |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guadeloupe |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guam |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guatamala |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guinea (Bissau) |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Guinea (Rep.) |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guyana (French) |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guyana (Rep.) |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Haiti |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Hawaii |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Honduras |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Hong Kong |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Hungary |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Iceland |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| India |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Indonesia |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Iran |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Iraq |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Ireland |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Israel |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Italy |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Ivory Coast |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Jamaica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Japan |
M |
NTSC |
EIAJ |
| Johnston Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Jordan |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Kampuchea |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Kazakhstan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Kenya |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Korea – North |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Korea – South |
M |
NTSC |
Zweiton M |
| Kuwait |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Kyrgystan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Laos |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Latvia |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Lebanon |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Leeward Islands |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Lesotho |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Liberia |
B,H |
PAL |
- |
| Libya |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Lithuania |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Liechtenstein |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Luxembourg |
B,G,L |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Macao |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Macedonia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Madagascar |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Madeira |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Malawi |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Malaysia |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Maldives |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Mali |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Malta |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Marshall Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Martinique |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Mauritania |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Mauritius |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Mayotte |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Mexico |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Micronesia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Midway Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Moldova |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Monaco |
G,L |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Mongolia |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Montenegro |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Montserrat |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Morocco |
B,H |
SECAM |
- |
| Mozambique |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Myanmar |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Namibia |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Nepal |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Netherlands |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| New Caledonia |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| New Zealand |
G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Nicaragua |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Niger |
K1 |
PAL |
- |
| Nigeria |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Norfolk Is. |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Northern Marina Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Norway |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Okinawa |
M |
NTSC |
FM/FM |
| Oman |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Pakistan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Palau |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Panama |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Papua New Guinea |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Paraguay |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Peru |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Philippines |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Poland |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Polynesia |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Portugal |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Puerto Rica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Qatar |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Reunion |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Romania |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Russia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Rwanda |
D,K |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Saba and Sarawak |
B |
PAL |
Zweiton D |
| Samoa (Eastern) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Samoa (Western) |
B |
PAL |
- |
| San Marino |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Sao Tome |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Saudi Arabia |
B,G |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Senegal |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Serbia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Seychelles |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Sierra Leone |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Singapore |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Slovakia |
B,D,K |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Slovenia |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Society Islands |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Somalia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| South Africa |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Spain |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Sri Lanka |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| St. Grenadine |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Lucia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Pierre Miquelon |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| St. Vincent |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Kitts |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Sudan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Surinam |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Swaziland |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Sweden |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Switzerland |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Syria |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Tahiti |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Taiwan |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Tajikistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Tanzania |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Thailand |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Tibet |
D |
PAL |
- |
| Togo |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Tonga |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Tunisia |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Turkey |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Turkmenistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Uganda |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| United Kingdom |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Ukraine |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| United Arab Emirates |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Upper Volta |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Uruguay |
N |
PAL |
- |
| United States of America |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Uzbekistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Vatican |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Venezuela |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Vietnam |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Virgin Islands |
M |
NTSC |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Yemen |
B |
PAL |
- |
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Zaire |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Zambia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Zanzibar |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| System |
Lines |
Channel |
Vision |
Sound |
Vision |
Sound |
Zweiton |
Nicam |
| B |
625 |
7MHz |
5MHz |
+5.5MHz |
-VE |
FM |
+5.742MHZ |
+5.85MHZ |
| D |
625 |
8MHz |
6MHz |
+6.5MHz |
-VE |
FM |
+6.742MHZ |
- |
| G,H |
625 |
8MHz |
5MHz |
+5.5MHz |
-VE |
FM |
+5.742MHz |
+5.85MHz |
| I |
625 |
8MHz |
5.5MHz |
+6.0MHz |
-VE |
FM |
- |
+6.552MHz |
| K,K1 |
625 |
8MHz |
6MHz |
+6.5MHz |
-VE |
FM |
- |
- |
| L |
625 |
8MHz |
6MHz |
+6.5MHz |
+VE |
AM |
- |
+5.85MHz |
| M |
525 |
6MHz |
4.2MHz |
+4.5MHz |
-VE |
FM |
+4.72MHz |
- |
| N |
625 |
6MHz |
4.2MHz |
+4.5MHz |
-VE |
FM |
- |
- |
MTS Stereo single sound carrier modulated with fm/am multiplex
FM/FM single sound carrier modulated with fm/fm multiplex
Zweiton B,G,D,Main carrier is modulated with (L+R)/2 or A. The second carrier with R or B
Zweiton M Main carrier is modulated with (L+R) or A. The second carrier with L-R or B
Nicam Stereo Main carrier is modulated with mono sound or A. The second (digitally modulated carrier) with L and R or A and B
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Upper Volta is now Burkina Faso
TV systems are:
- SECAM K1 on VHF band III
- SECAM D/K & PAL B/G on UHF band
Comment by Teme Neho — July 10, 2011 @ 8:51 am