International TV Standards


Here's a reasonably current list -

Larry Gardner
Videofonics Inc
Raleigh NC

INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION STANDARDS

Video tapes for foreign countries should conform to the local standards to insure compatibility. Here is a listing of the standards used in major countries.

AFGHANISTAN - PAL
ALBANIA - SECAM
ALGERIA - PAL
ANDORRA - PAL
ANTIGUA  - NTSC
ANTILLES, NETHERLANDS - NTSC
ARGENTINA - PAL
AUSTRALIA - PAL
AUSTRIA - PAL
AZORES - PAL
BAHAMAS - NTSC
BAHRAIN - PAL
BANGLADESH - PAL
BARBADOS - NTSC
BELGIUM - PAL
BERMUDA - NTSC
BOLIVIA - NTSC
BOTSWANA - PAL
BRAZIL - PAL-M
BRUNEI - PAL
BULGARIA - SECAM
BURMA - NTSC
CAMBODIA - NTSC
CANADA - NTSC
CANARY ISLANDS - PAL
CAYMAN ISLANDS - NTSC
CHILE - NTSC
CHINA  (Peoples Republic) - PAL
CHINA, REPUBLIC OF - NTSC
COLOMBIA - SECAM
CONGO - SECAM
COSTA RICA - NTSC
CUBA - NTSC
CURAÇAO - NTSC
CYPRUS - PAL
CZECH REPUBLIC - PAL B/G
DENMARK - PAL
DIEGO GARCIA - NTSC
DJIBOUTI - SECAM
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - NTSC
ECUADOR - NTSC
EGYPT - SECAM
EL SALVADOR - NTSC
FINLAND - PAL
FRANCE - SECAM
GABON - SECAM
GERMANY, EAST - SECAM
GERMANY, WEST - PAL
GHANA - PAL
GIBRALTAR - PAL
GREECE - SECAM
GREENLAND - NTSC
GUADELOUPE - SECAM
GUAM - NTSC
GUATEMALA - NTSC
GUYANA (French) - SECAM
HAITI - SECAM
HONDURAS - NTSC
HONG KONG - PAL
HUNGARY - SECAM
ICELAND - PAL
INDIA - VARIOUS, MOSTLY PAL
IRAQ - SECAM
IRELAND - PAL
ISRAEL - PAL
ITALY - PAL
IVORY COAST - SECAM
JAMAICA - NTSC
JAPAN - NTSC
JOHNSTON ISLAND - NTSC
JORDAN - PAL
KENYA - PAL
KOREA, NORTH - PAL
KOREA, SOUTH - NTSC
KUWAIT - PAL
LEBANON - SECAM
LIBERIA - PAL
LIBYA - PAL
LUXEMBOURG - PAL & SECAM
MADEIRA - PAL
MALAYSIA - PAL
MARTINIQUE - SECAM
MAURITIUS - SECAM
MEXICO - NTSC
MICRONESIA - NTSC
MIDWAY ISLAND - NTSC
MONACO - SECAM
MONGOLIA - SECAM
MOROCCO - SECAM
NETHERLANDS - PAL
NEW CALEDONIA - SECAM
NEW ZEALAND - PAL
NICARAGUA - NTSC
NIGER - SECAM
NIGERIA - PAL
NORWAY - PAL
OKINAWA (Japan) - NTSC
OMAN - PAL
PAKISTAN - PAL
PANAMA - NTSC
PARAGUAY - PAL
PERU - NTSC
PHILIPPINES - NTSC
POLAND - SECAM
PORTUGAL - PAL
PUERTO RICO (USA) - NTSC
QATAR - PAL
REUNION ISLAND - SECAM
ROMANIA - SECAM
SAMOA  - NTSC
SAUDI ARABIA - SECAM
SENEGAL - SECAM
SIERRA LEONE - PAL
SINGAPORE - PAL
SLOVAK REPUBLIC - PAL
SOCIETY ISLANDS (Tahiti) - SECAM
SOUTH AFRICA - PAL
SPAIN - PAL
SRI LANKA - PAL
ST. KITTS - NTSC
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON - SECAM
SUDAN - PAL
SURINAM - NTSC
SWEDEN - PAL
SWITZERLAND - PAL
SYRIA - PAL
TAIWAN - NTSC
TANZANIA - PAL
THAILAND - PAL
TIBET - SECAM
TOGO - SECAM
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - NTSC
TRUST ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC - NTSC
TUNISIA - SECAM
TURKEY - PAL
UGANDA - PAL
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - PAL
UNITED KINGDOM - PAL
URUGUAY - PAL
USA - NTSC
USSR (former Soviet Republics) - SECAM
VENEZUELA - NTSC
VIETNAM, NORTH - SECAM
VIETNAM, SOUTH - NTSC
VIRGIN ISLANDS - NTSC
YUGOSLAVIA - PAL
ZAIRE - SECAM
ZAMBIA - PAL
ZIMBABWE - PAL

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