What this basically means is that the video signal that is displayed on a TV screen or computer monitor varies from country to country. The two most common video standards used are NTSC (30 frames per second) and PAL (25 frames per second). Ever wondered why we have multi region DVD players, or why yit is not always straight forward to play video games from overseas? This is why.

PAL Afghanistan Algeria Argentina (N) Austria Australia Bangladesh Belgium Brazil (M) China Denmark Finland Germany Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jordan Kenya Kuwait Liberia Malaysia Netherlands Nigeria Norway New Guinea Pakistan Singapore South Africa South W. Africa Sudan Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Uganda United Kingdom United Arab Emirates Yugoslavia Zambia

NTSC Canada Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Japan Mexico Nicaragua Panama Peru Philippines Puerto Rico South Korea Taiwan U.S.A.