What issues surround NTSC vs PAL versions of the 8-bit Atari?
Contributors to this section: Wayne Booth, Graham Thornton, Brent Buescher Jr., Thomas Richter, Jindroush Some quick definitions first: NTSC standard: Abbreviation for “National Television Standards Committee” TV signal standard used in North America, Central America, a number of South American countries, and some Asian countries, including Japan. 525 lines per frame 60 half-frames per second (interlaced) = 60 Hz Complete frame refreshed 30 times per second PAL: Acronym for “phase alternation by line” TV signal standard used in the United Kingdom, much of the rest of western Europe, several South American countries, some Middle East and Asian countries, several African countries, Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific island countries. 625 lines per frame 50 half-frames per second (interlaced) = 50 Hz Complete frame refreshed 25 times per second. PAL-M: A modified version of PAL, used in Brazil. SECAM: Acronym for “systeme electronique couleur avec memoire” TV signal standard used i
