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 New!!: new line of Video Converters just released with new optionals ! To receive more info please contact us directly: e-mail: tenlab@soho.ios.com voice: (310)474-6909 fax: (310)441-1807 We need your feedback !! email your comments or suggestions on the TV chart to tenlab@soho.ios.com. Thanks ! -- 30 Years experience Designing Multisystem Video products