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There are three main TV standards throughout the world - namely PAL, NTSC & Secam. When sending copies to customers oversees you should ensure that it is converted to their TV system to ensure playback capability.

For DVD Region Codes - It should be noted that regional coding of DVDs (region 0, 1, 2 & 3) is not a reference to the TV standards. Region 0 is region free or any territory.

WORLDWIDE TV STANDARDS

A  TOP   B  TOP

Abu Dhabi

PAL

Bahamas

NTSC

Afghanistan

PAL

Bahrain

PAL

Alaska

NTSC

Bangladesh

PAL

Albania

SECAM

Barbados

NTSC

Algeria

PAL

Belarus

SECAM V

Andorra

PAL

Belau

NTSC

Angola

PAL

Belgium

PAL

Antarctica

NTSC

Benin

SECAM

Antigua / Barbuda

NTSC

Bermuda

NTSC

Antilles

NTSC

Bolivia

NTSC

Argentina

PAL N

Bosnia

PAL

Armenia

SECAM V

Botswana

PAL

Aruba

NTSC

Brazil

PAL M

Australia

PAL

British Indian Ocean Territories

NTSC

Austria

PAL

British Virgin Islands

NTSC

Azores

PAL

Brunei

PAL

Azerbaijan

SECAM V

Bulgaria

SECAM

Burkina Faso

NTSC

Burma

NTSC

Burundi

SECAM

  
C  TOP   D  TOP

Cambodia (Kampuchea)

PAL

Denmark

PAL

Cameroon

PAL

Djibouti

SECAM

Canada

NTSC

Dominican Republic

NTSC

Canary Islands

NTSC

Dubai

PAL

Cayman Islands

NTSC

Central African Republic

SECAM

Chad

SECAM

Channel Islands

PAL

Chile

NTSC

China

PAL

Columbia

NTSC

Congo

SECAM V

Costa Rica

NTSC

Cuba

NTSC

Curacao / Aruba

NTSC

Cyprus (Greek)

SECAM H

Cyprus (Turkish)

PAL

Czech Republic

SECAM V

   
E  TOP   F  TOP

Ecuador

NTSC

Fiji

PAL

Egypt

SECAM V

Finland

PAL

Eire

PAL

France

SECAM V

El Salvador

NTSC

French Polynesia

SECAM H

Estonia

SECAM

Fujairah

PAL

Ethiopia

PAL

Equatorial Guinea

PAL

Estonia

SECAM V

  
G  TOP   H  TOP

Gabon

SECAM V

Haiti

SECAM

Galapagus Islands

NTSC

Hawaii

NTSC

Gambia

PAL

Honduras

NTSC

Georgia

SECAM V

Hong Kong

PAL

Germany

PAL / SECAM

Hungary

SECAM V

Ghana

PAL

Gibraltar

PAL

Greece

SECAM H

Greenland

NTSC

Grenada

NTSC

Guadeloupe

SECAM V

Guatemala

NTSC

Guinea (French)

SECAM

Guinea (Equatorial)

SECAM

Guyana Republic

PAL

  
I TOP   J TOP

Iceland

PAL

Jamaica

NTSC

India

PAL

Japan

NTSC

Indonesia

PAL

Jordan

PAL

Iran

SECAM H

Iraq

SECAM H

Ireland, Republic of

PAL

Israel

PAL

Italy

PAL

Ivory Coast

SECAM V

  
K  TOP   L  TOP

Kazakhstan

SECAM V

Latvia

SECAM V

Kenya

PAL

Laos

PAL

Korea (North)

PAL

Lebanon

SECAM V

Korea (South)

NTSC

Leeward Islands

NTSC

Korea (U.S. Forces)

NTSC

Lesotho

PAL

Kuwait

PAL

Liberia

PAL

Kyrgyz Republic

SECAM V

Libya

SECAM V

Liechtenstein

PAL

Lithuania

SECAM V

Luxembourg

SECAM

  
M  TOP   N  TOP

Macau

PAL

Nepal

PAL

Macedonia

PAL

Netherlands

PAL

Madagascar

PAL

Netherlands Antilles

NTSC

Madeira

PAL

New Caledonia

SECAM V

Malaysia

PAL

New Zealand

PAL

Maldives

PAL

Nicaragua

NTSC

Malta

PAL

Niger

PAL

Martinique

SECAM V

Nigeria

PAL

Mauritius

SECAM V

Norway

PAL

Mexico

NTSC

Micronesia

NTSC

Midway Island

NTSC

Monaco

SECAM V

Mongolia

SECAM V

Monserrat

NTSC

Morocco

SECAM V

Mozambique

PAL

  
O  TOP   P  TOP

Oman

PAL

Pakistan

PAL

  

Panama

NTSC

Papua New Guinea

PAL

Paraguay

PAL M

Peru

NTSC

Philippines

NTSC

Poland

PAL

Polynesia

SECAM

Ponape

NTSC

Portugal

PAL

Puerto Rico

NTSC

  
Q TOP   R TOP

Quatar

PAL

Reunion

SECAM

Romania

SECAM V

Russia

SECAM V

Rwanda

SECAM

  
S  TOP   T  TOP

Saba Island

NTSC

Tahiti

SECAM H

Sabah / Sarawak

PAL

Taiwan

NTSC

Samoa (Eastern)

NTSC

Tajikistan

SECAM V

Samoa (Western)

NTSC

Tanzania

PAL

San Marino

PAL

Thailand

PAL

Saudi Arabia

SECAM H

Togo

SECAM

Senegal

SECAM V

Trinidad / Tabago

NTSC

Seychelles

PAL

Tunisia

SECAM V

Serbia

PAL

Turkey

PAL

Sierra Leone

PAL

Turkmenistan

SECAM V

Singapore

PAL

Slovakia

PAL

Slovenia

PAL

Somalia

PAL

South Africa

PAL

Spain

PAL

Sri Lanka

PAL

St. Kitts / Nevis

NTSC

St. Lucia

PAL

St. Vincent

NTSC

Sudan

PAL

Surinam

NTSC

Swaziland

PAL

Sweden

PAL

Switzerland

PAL

Syria

SECAM H

  
U TOP   V  TOP

Uae

PAL

Vatican City

PAL

Uganda

PAL

Venezuela

NTSC

Ukraine

SECAM V

Vietnam

PAL /NTSC / SECAM

United Arab Emirates

PAL

Virgin Islands

NTSC

United Kingdom

PAL

Uraguay

PAL N

United States Of America

NTSC

Uzbekistan

SECAM V

 
Y TOP   Z TOP
Yemen PAL Zaire SECAM V
Yugoslavia PAL Zambia PAL
Zanzibar PAL
Zimbabwe PAL