What is the difference between NTSC VHS and PAL VHS formats?
NTSC(National Television System Committee) is the TV format in the United States and Canada. PAL (Phase Altering Line) is the TV format used in most of Western Europe and Asia. America and Canada use NTSC. This was the first color tv broadcast system. NTSC is also used in Asia, including Japan. Western Europe and Australia use PAL. PAL was developed in the early 1960’s Eastern Europe and France use SECAM(or sequential couleur avec memoire -sequential color with memory.) SECAM systems can play PAL tapes.