TenLab TV System Chart

We at TenLab have put together the following chart listing countries and their corresponding color TV standards and DVD regions.We have tried to be as accurate as possible, despite contradicting information found in books and manuals, and the fact that there are new countries, and some have changed their names. Other countries have an "official" TV standard, but new cable companies are broadcasting in a different system, or programs are received from beyond their borders, and there is some confusion about which is the system being used locally.
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COUNTRY	VHF	UHF	DVD REGIONS
AFGHANISTAN	PAL/SECAM B		5
ALBANIA	PAL B	PAL G	2
ALGERIA	PAL B	PAL G	5
ANGOLA	PAL I		5
ARGENTINA	PAL N	PAL N	4
AUSTRALIA	PAL B	PAL G	4
AUSTRIA	PAL B	PAL G	2
AZORES	PAL B
BAHAMAS	NTSC M		4
BAHRAIN	PAL B	PAL G	2
BANGLADESH	PAL B		5
BARBADOS	NTSC M		4
BELGIUM	PAL B	PAL H	2
BERMUDA	NTSC M
BOLIVIA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
BOTSWANA	PAL I		5
BRAZIL	PAL M	PAL M	4
BRUNEI	PAL B	PAL B
BULGARIA	SECAM D	SECAM K	2
BURKINA FASO	SECAM K1		5
BURMA	NTSC M
BURUNDI	SECAM K1		5
CAMBODIA	NTSC M		3
CAMEROON	PAL B	PAL G	5
CANADA	NTSC M	NTSC M	1
CANARY ISLANDS	PAL B		2
CHAD	SECAM K1		5
CHILE	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
CHINA	PAL D		6
COLOMBIA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
COSTA RICA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
CROATIA	PAL B	PAL G	2
CUBA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
CYPRUS	PAL B	PAL G
CZECH REPUBLIC	PAL D	PAL K	2
DAHOMEY	SECAM K1
DENMARK	PAL B	PAL G	2
DJIBOUTI	SECAM B	SECAM G	5
DOMINICAN REP	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
ECUADOR	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
EGYPT	SECAM B/PAL B	SECAM G/PAL G	2
EL SALVADOR	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
EQUAT. GUINEA	PAL B		5
ESTONIA	PAL B (was SECAM)	PAL D	5
ETHIOPIA	PAL B	PAL G	5
FIJI	PAL B
FINLAND	PAL B	PAL G	2
FRANCE	SECAM L	SECAM L	2
FRENCH POLYNESIA	SECAM K1
GABON	SECAM K1		5
GAMBIA	PAL I		5
GERMANY	PAL B	PAL G	2
GHANA	PAL B	PAL G	5
GIBRALTAR	PAL B	PAL H	2
GREECE	PAL B (was SECAM)	PAL G	2
GREENLAND	NTSC/PAL B		2
GUADELOUPE	SECAM K1
GUAM	NTSC M		1
GUATEMALA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
GUINEA	PAL K		5
GUYANA (FRENCH)	SECAM K1		4
HONDURAS	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
HONG KONG	--	PAL I	3
HUNGARY	SECAM D/PAL	SECAM K/PAL	2
ICELAND	PAL B	PAL G	2
INDIA	PAL B		5
INDONESIA	PAL B	PAL G	3
IRAN	SECAM B	SECAM G	2
IRAQ	SECAM B		2
IRELAND	PAL I	PAL I	2
ISRAEL	PAL B	PAL G	2
ITALY	PAL B	PAL G	2
IVORY COAST	SECAM K1		5
JAMAICA	NTSC M		4
JAPAN	NTSC M	NTSC M	2
JORDAN	PAL B	PAL G	2
KENYA	PAL B	PAL G	5
KOREA NORTH	PAL		5
KOREA SOUTH	NTSC M	NTSC M	3
KUWAIT	PAL B		2
LATVIA	PAL D (was SECAM)	PAL K	5
LEBANON	SECAM B	SECAM G	2
LIBERIA	PAL B	PAL H	5
LIBYA	SECAM B	SECAM G	5
LITHUANIA	PAL D (was SECAM)	PAL K	5
LUXEMBOURG	PAL B/SECAM L	PAL G/SEC L	2
MADAGASCAR	SECAM K1		5
MADEIRA	PAL B
MALAGASY	SECAM K1
MALAWI	PAL B	PAL G	5
MALAYSIA	PAL B		3
MALI	SECAM K1		5
MALTA	PAL B	PAL H	2
MARTINIQUE	SECAM K1
MAURITANIA	SECAM B		5
MAURITIUS	SECAM B		5
MEXICO	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
MONACO	SECAM L		2
MONGOLIA	SECAM D		5
MOROCCO	SECAM B		5
MOZAMBIQUE	PAL B		5
NAMIBIA	PAL I		5
NEPAL	PAL B
NETHERLANDS	PAL B	PAL G	2
NETH. ANTILLES	NTSC M	NTSC M
NEW CALEDONIA	SECAM K1
NEW GUINEA	PAL B	PAL G	4
NEW ZEALAND	PAL B	PAL G	4
NICARAGUA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
NIGER	SECAM K1		5
NIGERIA	PAL B	PAL G	5
NORWAY	PAL B	PAL G	2
OMAN	PAL B	PAL G	2
PAKISTAN	PAL B		5
PANAMA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
PARAGUAY	PAL N	PAL N	4
PERU	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
PHILIPPINES	NTSC M	NTSC M	3
POLAND	PAL D	PAL K	2
PORTUGAL	PAL B	PAL G	2
PUERTO RICO	NTSC M	NTSC M	1
QATAR	PAL B		2
REUNION	SECAM K1
RUMANIA	PAL D	PAL K	2
RUSSIA	SECAM D	SECAM K	5
RWANDA	SECAM K1		5
SABAH/SAWARA	PAL B
ST. KITTS	NTSC M	NTSC M
SAMOA (US)	NTSC M		1
SAUDI ARABIA	SECAM-B/PAL-B	SECAM G	2
SENEGAL	PAL		5
SEYCHELLES	PAL B	PAL G	5
SIERRA LEONE	PAL B	PAL G	5
SINGAPORE	PAL B	PAL G
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	PAL	PAL	2
SOMALIA	PAL B	PAL G	5
SOUTH AFRICA	PAL I	PAL I	2
SPAIN	PAL B	PAL G	2
SRI LANKA	PAL B		5
SUDAN	PAL B	PAL G	5
SURINAM	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
SWAZILAND	PAL B	PAL G
SWEDEN	PAL B	PAL G	2
SWITZERLAND	PAL B	PAL G	2
SYRIA	SECAM B		2
TAHITI	SECAM K1
TAIWAN	NTSC M	NTSC M	3
TANZANIA	PAL B	PAL B	5
THAILAND	PAL B		3
TOGO	SECAM K		5
TRINIDAD TOBAGO	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
TUNISIA	SECAM B		5
TURKEY	PAL B	PAL G
UGANDA	PAL B	PAL G	5
UKRAINE	PAL / SECAM D-K		5
UNITED ARAB EMIR.	PAL B	PAL G	2
UNITED KINGDOM		PAL I	2
UPPER VOLTA	SECAM K1
URUGUAY	PAL N	PAL N	4
USA	NTSC M	NTSC M	1
VENEZUELA	NTSC M	NTSC M	4
VIETNAM	PAL B	PAL G	3
YEMEN	PAL B		2
YUGOSLAVIA	PAL B	PAL G	2
ZAIRE	SECAM K1
ZAMBIA	PAL B	PAL G	5
ZIMBABWE	PAL B	PAL G	5

NTSC: National Television System Committee. Developed in the U.S., it was the world's first color TV system. Broadcast started in 1954.

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Basic Parameters	NTSC M
line/field	525/60
horizontal frequency	15.734 kHz
vertical frequency	60 Hz
color subcarrier freq.	3.579545 MHz
video bandwidth	4.2 MHz
audio carrier	4.5 MHz (FM)

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

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Basic Parameters	PAL B-G-H	PAL I	PAL D	PAL N	PAL M
line/field	625/50	625/50	625/50	625/50	525/60
horizontal frequency	15.625 kHz	15.625 kHz	15.625 kHz	15.625 kHz	15.734 kHz
vertical frequency	50 Hz	50 Hz	50 Hz	50 Hz	60 Hz
color subcarrier freq.	4.433618 MHz	4.433618 MHz.	4.433618 MHz.	3.582056 MHz.	3.575611 MHz.
video bandwidth	5.0 MHz	5.5 MHz.	6.0 MHz.	4.2 MHz.	4.2 MHz.
audio carrier	5.5 MHz. (FM)	6.0 MHz.	6.5 MHz.	4.5 MHz.	4.5 MHz.

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SECAM: Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire. Developed in France. Broadcast started in 1967.

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Basic Parameters	SECAM B-G-H	SECAM D-K-K1-L
line/field	625/50	625/50
horizontal frequency	15.625 kHz.	15.625 kHz.
vertical frequency	50 Hz.	50 Hz.
video bandwidth	5.0 MHz	6.0 MHz.
audio carrier	5.5 MHz (FM)	6.5 MHz (FM) except AM for SECAM L

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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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PLAYBACK SYSTEMS: The following are not broadcast systems, butplayback systems that can be found on some VCRs.		MESECAM: VCRs featuring MESECAM will record SECAM signals in such a fashion, that can be later viewed on PAL TVs. This system is incompatible with both PAL and SECAM, and a MESECAM VCR is required to play MESECAM tapes.
		PAL-60: Also called "NTSC playback on PAL TV". A VCR featuring PAL-60 will output a 60-Hz video signal with PAL color. The resulting signal is partly NTSC (NTSC synchronisms) and partly PAL (PAL color), and will be viewed on PAL TVs that are 50/60 Hz ready. If PAL TVs are not 50/60 Hz compatible, vertical size will be incorrect, and/or picture will roll vertically. This signal may not be recorded on PAL nor NTSC VCRs.
		NTSC 4.43: This system is identical to the US NTSC 3.58, except for a different color subacarrier frequency. Tapes recorded in NTSC 4.43 VCRs can be played on NTSC 3.58 VCRs, and vice versa.

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