Difference between revisions of "PAL"
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(Phase Alternating Line) Standard broadcast signal received by Televisions in many European countries. PAL color is usually used on broadcasts using 625-line (576/25i) [[scanning system]]s, mostly in Europe and the UK. | (Phase Alternating Line) Standard broadcast signal received by Televisions in many European countries. PAL color is usually used on broadcasts using 625-line (576/25i) [[scanning system]]s, mostly in Europe and the UK. | ||
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| + | A list of [http://www.tenlab.com/tvsystems.html|countries and their TV standards] is often difficult to find, but Google found this quite comprehensive one. | ||
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| + | PAL comes in 7 variants: | ||
| + | {|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 | ||
| + | !Parameter||PAL B-G-H||PAL I||PAL D||PAL N||PAL M | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |line/field | ||
| + | |align="center" colspan=4|625/50 | ||
| + | |align="center" |525/60 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |horiz. freq. | ||
| + | |align="center" colspan=4|15.625kHz | ||
| + | |align="center" |15.734kHz | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |vert. freq | ||
| + | |align="center" colspan=4|50Hz | ||
| + | |align="center" |60Hz | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colour sub carrier freq. | ||
| + | |align="center" colspan=3|4.433618MHz | ||
| + | |align="center" |3.58206MHz | ||
| + | |align="center" |3.575611MHz | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |video bandwidth | ||
| + | |align="center" |5.0MHz||5.5MHz||6.0MHz | ||
| + | |align="center" colspan=2|4.2MHz | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |audio carrier | ||
| + | |align="center" |5.5MHz (FM)||6.0MHz||6.5MHz | ||
| + | |align="center" colspan=2|4.5MHz | ||
| + | |} | ||
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[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 20:58, 28 April 2006
(Phase Alternating Line) Standard broadcast signal received by Televisions in many European countries. PAL color is usually used on broadcasts using 625-line (576/25i) scanning systems, mostly in Europe and the UK.
A list of and their TV standards is often difficult to find, but Google found this quite comprehensive one.
PAL comes in 7 variants:
| Parameter | PAL B-G-H | PAL I | PAL D | PAL N | PAL M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| line/field | 625/50 | 525/60 | |||
| horiz. freq. | 15.625kHz | 15.734kHz | |||
| vert. freq | 50Hz | 60Hz | |||
| colour sub carrier freq. | 4.433618MHz | 3.58206MHz | 3.575611MHz | ||
| video bandwidth | 5.0MHz | 5.5MHz | 6.0MHz | 4.2MHz | |
| audio carrier | 5.5MHz (FM) | 6.0MHz | 6.5MHz | 4.5MHz | |
