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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. | ||
| − | A list of [http://www.tenlab.com/tvsystems. | + | A list of [http://www.tenlab.com/tv-systems/tvsystems.htm countries and their TV standards] is often difficult to find, but Google found this quite comprehensive one. |
PAL comes in 7 variants: | PAL comes in 7 variants: | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 4 May 2009
(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 countries 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 | |
