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World TV System and Voltage Guide

PAL stands for Phase Alternation Lines (625 lines) and offers more picture detail and wider luminance (color signal) bandwidth. PAL has been adopted by almost all 50 Hz countries in the world.

NTSC stands for National Television Standard Committee which established the American TV broadcast TV standard as a 525 line broadcast. The NTSC system has higher frame rate (60 Hz) which reduces visible flicker and picture noise.

SECAM stands for SEquential Couleur Avec Memoire and is used in France and many eastern European countries. The Secam system also has 625 lines and offers good picture detail and stable hues.



List of countries using the NTSC TV Standard

Country TV Standard Voltage Hertz Plug
Antigua Ntsc-M 110/220 - B/D
Bahamas Ntsc-M 110/220 - A
Barbados Ntsc-M 110/220 50 A
Bermuda Ntsc-M 110/220 - A/D
Bolivia Ntsc-M 110/220 50/60 A/B
Burma Ntsc-M 220 50 B
Cambodia Ntsc-M - - -
Canada Ntsc-M 110/230 60 A
Chile Ntsc-M 220 50 B
Colombia Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Costa Rica Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Cuba Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Diego Garcia Ntsc-M - - -
Dominica Republic Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Ecuador Ntsc-M 1010 60 A
El Salvador Ntsc-M 110/220 60 A
Greenland Ntsc-M 220 50 B
Grenada Ntsc-M 220/240 50 D
Guam Ntsc-M 110/220 60 -
Guatemala Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Haiti Ntsc-M 110/220 - A
Hawaii Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Honduras Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Jamaica Ntsc-M 110/220 50 A/B/D
Japan Ntsc-M 100 50/60 A
Korea(Rep.) Ntsc-M 110/220 60 A
Mexico Ntsc-M 110/220 60 A
Microesia Ntsc-M - - -
Midway Island Ntsc-M - - -
Myanmar Ntsc-M 230 50 -
Nerthlands Antilles Ntsc-M 220 50 A/B
Nicaragua Ntsc-M 120 60 A
Okinawa Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Panama Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Peru Ntsc-M 220 60 A/B
Philippines Ntsc-M 110/220 60 A/B
Puerto Rico Ntsc-M 120 60 A
St.Kitts Ntsc-M 220 50 D
St.Luica Ntsc-M 220 50 D
St.Vincent Ntsc-M 220 50 D
Samoa Ntsc-M - - B
Surinam Ntsc-M - - -
Taiwan Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Trinidad & Tobago Ntsc-M 110/220 - A/B/D
Turks & Calcos Islands Ntsc-M - - -
Usa Ntsc-M 110 60 A
Venezuela Ntsc-M 120 50/60 A
Virgin Islands Ntsc-M 110 - A
Virgin Islands Ntsc-M 110 - A
Yemen (Dem. Republic Of) Ntsc-M 230 50 A/B


 
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