Do Digital TVs use an International Standard, avoiding the old PAL / SECAM problems?
The European Union (EU), through various regulatory and standards organizations (EBU, ETSI, etc.,) has widely adopted a digital video broadcasting standard known as DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial) for terrestrial broadcasting throughout Europe and other parts of the world. DVB is as close as we have come to a truly universal international digital television standard that offers greatly improved access to video content worldwide. Aside from multi-standard analog support make sure that any portable digital television that you’re considering purchasing is fully compliant with the DVB standard, i.e., DVB-T, DVB-H tuners, and supports a variety of over-the-air digital television services such as Freeview (UK), Télévision Numérique Terrestre (France), etc., which provide free access to non-encrypted DTV channels. By the way when it comes to portable DTV (or PCTV) it is extremely likely that you will need to purchase a separate outdoor antenna or a low-noise amplified indoor
