Whats the difference between NTSC and PAL?
NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) and PAL (Phase Alternation Line) are two different TV broadcast/video standards. This means they define two different ways to produce and transmit a video signal. NTSC is used for example in America, Canada, Mexico, Central/South America, and Japan. PAL is for example used in Europe, Australia, and China, and other countries. NTSC is the older system and originated in the USA. PAL was developed in Europe to display colors more accurately (a known joke says that NTSC actually stands for “never the same color”). There are a few technical differences, but the main differences are the number of pictures (frames) that are displayed per second and the number of vertical lines that can be displayed. NTSC operates at 525 vertical lines and displays 29.97 frames per second. PAL operates at 625 vertical lines and displays 25 frames per second. Another TV standard that is used in the world is SECAM (Systeme Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire). SECAM was
