What is the difference between the NTSC and PAL?
NTSC and PAL are both video broadcast formats used in different parts of the world. The United States favors a format called NTSC, which is short for National Television Standards Committee, while Europe, Australia and parts of Asia use a competing format called PAL, or Phase Alternating Line. In terms of technical differences, PAL has fewer frames per second, but it also has more lines than NTSC. PAL television broadcasts contain 625 lines of resolution, compared to NTSC’s 525. More lines usually mean more visual information, which equals better picture quality and resolution. Whenever NTSC videotape is converted to PAL, black bars are often used to compensate for the smaller screen aspect, much like letterboxing for widescreen movies.
