Newsgroups:   rec.video.satellite.misc
Date:         Sat, 10 Feb 1996 20:32:37 GMT
From:         Edmundo Battaglini <102517.1636@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Organization: Ten-Lab
Subject:      INT'L TV SYSTEMS CHART > FEB 10, 96

Hi!

We at Ten-Lab have put together the following chart listing countries
and their corresponding color TV standards.

We are trying to be as accurate as possible, but we need your feedback
to refine and correct the information. We are doing the best we can in
spite of inherent problems such as:
1) Some of the  literature and charts are contradictory; even some
books and manuals contradict each other more than they agree.
2) Many countries have changed their names during the last few years.
3) Some countries have one broadcast TV system, but also receive
programs in a different system from beyond their borders. This
creates some confusion about the format(s) used locally.

With the help and feedback of people in differents countries to whom we
are providing our video equipment and services, this chart will be
updated and completed with new and interesting information.

And always, you are invited to contact Ten-Lab with specific questions
about TV systems, standards conversion, etc. We manufacture quality
affordable video converters and many products to ease incompatibilities
created by different TV systems. Just ask for more info. Thanks !

EDMUNDO, Design Engineer


INTERNATIONAL TV STANDARDS CHART by TEN-LAB  (UPDATED February 10 1996)
COUNTRY                 VHF STANDARD    UHF STANDARD

AFGANISTAN              PAL/SECAM B
ALBANIA                 PAL B           PAL G
ALGERIA                 PAL B           PAL G
ANGOLA                  PAL I
ARGENTINA               PAL N           PAL N
AUSTRALIA               PAL B           PAL G
AUSTRIA                 PAL B           PAL G
AZORES                  PAL B
BAHAMAS                 NTSC M
BAHRAIN                 PAL B           PAL G
BANGLADESH              PAL B
BARBADOS                NTSC M
BELGIUM                 PAL B           PAL H
BERMUDA                 NTSC M
BOLIVIA                 NTSC M
BOTSWANA                PAL I
BOURKINA FASO           SECAM K1
BRAZIL                  PAL M           PAL M
BRUNEI                  PAL B
BULGARIA                SECAM D         SECAM K
BURMA                   NTSC M
BURUNDI                 SECAM K1
CAMBODIA                NTSC M
CAMEROON                PAL B           PAL G
CANADA                  NTSC M          NTSC M
CANARY ISLANDS          PAL B
CHAD                    SECAM K1
CHILE                   NTSC M          NTSC M
CHINA                   PAL D
COLOMBIA                NTSC M          NTSC M
COSTA RICA              NTSC M          NTSC M
CUBA                    NTSC M          NTSC M
CYPRUS                  PAL G           PAL G
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: now
  CZECH REPUBLIC        PAL             PAL
  SLOVAK REPUBLIC       PAL             PAL
DAHOMEY                 SECAM K1
DENMARK                 PAL B           PAL G
DJIBHOUTI               SECAM B         SECAM G
DOMINICAN REP           NTSC M          NTSC M
ECUADOR                 NTSC M          NTSC M
EGYPT                   SECAM B         SECAM G
EL SALVADOR             NTSC M          NTSC M
EQUATORIAL GUINEA       PAL B
ETHIOPIA                PAL B           PAL G
FIJI                    PAL B
FINLAND                 PAL B           PAL G
FRANCE                  SECAM L         SECAM L
FRENCH POLYNESIA        K1
GABON                   SECAM K1
GAMBIA                  PAL I
GERMANY                 PAL B           PAL G
GHANA                   PAL B           PAL G
GIBRALTAR               PAL B           PAL H
GREECE                  SECAM/PAL B     SECAM/PAL G
GREENLAND               NTSC M/PAL B
GUADELOUPE              SECAM K1
GUAM                    NTSC M
GUATEMALA               NTSC M          NTSC M
GUANA (FRENCH)          SECAM K1
GUINEA                  PAL K
HONDURAS                NTSC M          NTSC M
HONG KONG               PAL I
HUNGARY                 SECAM D/PAL     SECAM K/PAL
ICELAND                 PAL B           PAL G
INDIA                   PAL B
INDONESIA               PAL B           PAL G
IRAN                    SECAM B         SECAM G
IRAQ                    SECAM B
IRELAND                 PAL I           PAL I
ISRAEL                  PAL B           PAL G
ITALY                   PAL B           PAL G
IVORY COAST             SECAM K1
JAMAICA                 NTSC M
JAPAN                   NTSC M          NTSC M
JORDAN                  PAL B           PAL G
KENYA                   PAL B           PAL G
KOREA NORTH             SECAM D
KOREA SOUTH             NTSC M          NTSC M
KUWAIT                  PAL B
LEBANON                 SECAM B         SECAM G
LIBERIA                 PAL B           PAL H
LIBYA                   SECAM B         SECAM G
LUXEMBOURG              PAL B           PAL G/SECAM L
MADAGASCAR              SECAM K1
MADEIRA                 PAL B
MALAGASY                SECAM K1
MALAWI                  PAL B           PAL G
MALAYSIA                PAL B
MALI                    SECAM K1
MALTA                   PAL B           PAL H
MARTINIQUE              SECAM K1
MAURITANIA              SECAM B
MAURITIUS               SECAM B
MEXICO                  NTSC M          NTSC M
MONACO                  SECAM L
MONGOLIA                SECAM D
MOROCCO                 SECAM B
MOZAMBIQUE              PAL B
NAMIBIA                 PAL I
NEPAL                   PAL B
NETHERLANDS             PAL B           PAL G
NETH. ANTILLES          NTSC M          NTSC M
NEW CALEDONIA           SECAM K1
NEW GUINEA              PAL B           PAL G
NEW ZEALAND             PAL B           PAL G
NICARAGUA               NTSC M          NTSC M
NIGER                   SECAM K1
NIGERIA                 PAL B           PAL G
NORWAY                  PAL B           PAL G
OMAN                    PAL B           PAL G
PAKISTAN                PAL B
PANAMA                  NTSC M          NTSC M
PARAGUAY                PAL N
PERU                    NTSC M          NTSC M
PHILIPPINES             NTSC M          NTSC M
POLAND                  SECAM D/PAL     SECAM K/PAL
PORTUGAL                PAL B           PAL G
PUERTO RICO             NTSC M          NTSC M
QATAR                   PAL B
REUNION                 SECAM K1
RUMANIA                 PAL D           PAL K
RUSSIA                  SECAM D         SECAM K
RWANDA                  SECAM K1
SABAH/SARAWAK           PAL B
ST. KITTS               NTSC M          NTSC M
SAMOA                   NTSC M
SAUDI ARABIA            SECAM B/PAL B   SECAM G
SENEGAL                 SECAM K1
SEYCHELLES              PAL B           PAL G
SIERRA LEONE            PAL B           PAL G
SINGAPORE               PAL B           PAL G
SOMALIA                 PAL B           PAL G
SOUTH AFRICA            PAL I           PAL I
SPAIN                   PAL B           PAL G
SRI LANKA               PAL B
SUDAN                   PAL B           PAL G
SURINAM                 NTSC M          NTSC M
SWAZILAND               PAL B           PAL G
SWEDEN                  PAL B           PAL G
SWITZERLAND             PAL B           PAL G
SYRIA                   SECAM B
TAHITI                  SECAM K1
TAIWAN                  NTSC M          NTSC M
TANZANIA                PAL B           PAL B
THAILAND                PAL B
TOGO                    SECAM K
TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO       NTSC M          NTSC M
TUNISIA                 SECAM B
TURKEY                  PAL B           PAL G
UGANDA                  PAL B           PAL G
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    PAL B           PAL G
UNITED KINGDOM                          PAL I
UPPER VOLTA             SECAM K1
URUGUAY                 PAL N           PAL N
USA                     NTSC M          NTSC M
VENEZUELA               NTSC M          NTSC M
VIETNAM                 PAL B           PAL G
YEMEN                   PAL B
YUGOSLAVIA              PAL B           PAL G
ZAIRE                   SECAM K1
ZAMBIA                  PAL B           PAL G
ZIMBABWE                PAL B           PAL G



Note: Before unification in 1990, German Dem Rep was SECAM B/G.



NTSC (National Television System Committee): developed in the US, it
was the world's first color TV system. Broadcast started in 1954.

Basic Parameters:       NTSC M
line/field              525/60
horizontal frequency    15.734 KHz
vertical frequency      60 Hz
color subcarrier freq   3.579545 MHz
video bandwith          4.2 MHz
sound bandwith          4.5 MHz (FM)


PAL (Phase Alternation Line): developed in Germany. Based in the NTSC
system, it was modified to avoid color distortion. Broadcast started
in 1967.

Basic Parameters:       PAL B,G,H     PAL I   PAL D   PAL N    PAL M
line/field              625/50        >       >       >        525/60
horizontal frequency    15.625 KHz    >       >       >        15.750
vertical frequency      50 Hz         >       >       >        60 Hz
color subcarrier freq   4.433618 MHz  >       >     3.582056   3.575611
video bandwith          5.0 MHz       5.5     6.0     4.2      4.2
sound bandwith          5.5 MHz (FM)  6.0     6.5     4.5      4.5

(">" means same as previous column)


SECAM (Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire): developed in France. Broadcast
started in 1967.

Basic Parameters:       SECAM B,G,H     SECAM D,K,K1,L
line/field              625/50          >
horizontal frequency    15.625 KHz      >
vertical frequency      50 Hz           >
video bandwith          5.0 MHz         6.0 MHz
sound bandwith          5.5 MHz (AM)    6.5 MHz (AM)


In general, these subsystems are used for broadcast in:
B       VHF
G       UHF
H       UHF
I       VHF/UHF
D       VHF
N       VHF/UHF
M       VHF/UHF
K       UHF
K1      VHF/UHF
L       VHF/UHF




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