Should I choose a PAL or NTSC DVD?

 

What is PAL and NTSC ?

PAL and NTSC are 2 different TV formats. Although most DVD players will play both, we advise that you choose the correct format for your country of viewing. List of formats and countries below.

What is a ‘Multi-zone’ DVD ?

All our DVDs are ‘Multi-Zone’. Some DVDs are restriced to only play on DVD players purchased eg. in the USA. Ours can play on any machine.

PAL or NTSC Country List

AFGHANISTAN PAL/secam
ALBANIA PAL
ALGERIA PAL
ANGOLA PAL
ARGENTINA PAL
AUSTRALIA PAL
AUSTRIA PAL
AZORES PAL
BAHAMAS NTSC
BAHRAIN PAL
BANGLADESH PAL
BARBADOS NTSC
BELGIUM PAL
BERMUDA NTSC
BOLIVIA NTSC
BOTSWANA PAL
BRAZIL PAL
BRUNEI PAL
BULGARIA secam
BURKINA FASO secam
BURMA NTSC
BURUNDI secam
CAMBODIA NTSC
CAMEROON PAL
CANADA NTSC
CANARY IS. PAL
CHAD secam
CHILE NTSC
CHINA PAL
COLOMBIA NTSC
COSTA RICA NTSC
CROATIA PAL
CUBA NTSC
CYPRUS PAL
CZECH REP PAL
DAHOMEY secam
DENMARK PAL
DJIBOUTI secam
DOMINICAN REP NTSC
ECUADOR NTSC		 EGYPT secam /PAL
EL SALVADOR NTSC
EQUAT. GUINEA PAL
ESTONIA PAL
ETHIOPIA PAL
FIJI PAL
FINLAND PAL
FRANCE secam
FRNCH POLYNESIA secam
GABON secam
GAMBIA PAL
GERMANY PAL
GHANA PAL
GIBRALTAR PAL
GREECE PAL
GREENLAND NTSC/PAL
GUADELOUPE secam
GUAM NTSC
GUATEMALA NTSC
GUINEA PAL K
GUYANA (FRENCH) secam
HONDURAS NTSC
HONG KONG –
HUNGARY secam D/PAL
ICELAND PAL
INDIA PAL
INDONESIA PAL
IRAN secam
IRAQ secam
IRELAND PAL
ISRAEL PAL
ITALY PAL
IVORY COAST secam
JAMAICA NTSC
JAPAN NTSC
JORDAN PAL
KENYA PAL
KOREA NORTH PAL
KOREA SOUTH NTSC
KUWAIT PAL
LATVIA PAL D
LEBANON secam

LIBERIA PAL
LIBYA secam
LITHUANIA PAL D
LUXEMBOURG PAL/secam
MDAGASCAR secam
MADEIRA PAL
MALAGASY secam
MALAWI PAL
MALAYSIA PAL
MALI secam
MALTA PAL
MARTINIQUE secam
MAURITANIA secam
MAURITIUS secam
MEXICO NTSC
MONACO secam
MONGOLIA secam
MOROCCO secam
MOZAMBIQUE PAL
NAMIBIA PAL
NEPAL PAL
NETHERLANDS PAL
NETH. ANTILLES NTSC
NEW CALEDONIA secam
NEW GUINEA PAL
NEW ZEALAND PAL
NICARAGUA NTSC
NIGER secam
NIGERIA PAL
NORWAY PAL
OMAN PAL
PAKISTAN PAL
PANAMA NTSC
PARAGUAY PAL
PERU NTSC
PHILIPPINES NTSC
POLAND PAL
PORTUGAL PAL
PUERTO RICO NTSC
QATAR PAL
REUNION secam
RoMANIA PAL

RUSSIA secam
RWANDA secam
SABAH/SAWARA PAL
ST. KITTS NTSC
SAMOA (US) NTSC
SAUDI ARABIA secam/PAL
SENEGAL PAL
SEYCHELLES PAL
SIERRA LEONE PAL
SINGAPORE PAL
SLOVAK REPUBLIC PAL
SOMALIA PAL
SOUTH AFRICA PAL
SPAIN PAL
SRI LANKA PAL
SUDAN PAL
SURINAM NTSC
SWAZILAND PAL
SWEDEN PAL
SWITZERLAND PAL
SYRIA secam
TAHITI secam
TAIWAN NTSC
TANZANIA PAL
THAILAND PAL
TOGO secam
TRINIDAD TOBAGO NTSC
TUNISIA secam
TURKEY PAL
UGANDA PAL
UKRAINE PAL / secam
U.A.E. PAL
Uk pal 
UPPER VOLTA secam
URUGUAY PAL
USA NTSC
VENEZUELA NTSC
VIETNAM PAL
YEMEN PAL
YUGOSLAVIA PAL
ZAIRE secam
ZAMBIA PAL
ZIMBABWE PAL