• PAL, SECAM and NTSC are three different colour TV systems.

• MESECAM is the designation for tapes with SECAM signals that have been recorded on MESECAM-capable PAL recorders.

COLOUR SYSTEM

PAL

SECAM

NTSC

Broadcasting System

B/G

D/K

I

B/G

D/K

L

M

Recording & Reception System

PAL

PAL

PAL

MESECAM

MESECAM

SECAM

NTSC 3.58

Major Countries

Germany, Austria, Italy, Kuwait, U.A.E., Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Australia

China, Mongolia

United Kingdom, Hong Kong

Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, Greece

Ivory Coast, Russia, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania

France

U.S.A., Canda, Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Mexico