In the U.K. we use the PAL video system.
Many other countries use different video systems such as NTSC and SECAM.
These need to be converted to PAL in order to view them in the U.K.
Likewise, if you need to take or send a PAL tape
or disc abroad it may need to be converted accordingly.
For your information, below is a complete list
of countries and the system(s) they use.

A to K

COUNTRY SYSTEM LINES

ABU DHABI PAL 625
AFGHANISTAN PAL 625
ALASKA NTSC 525
ALBANIA PAL 625
ALGERIA PAL 625
ANDORRA SECAM(V)/PAL 625
ANGOLA PAL 625
ANTIGUA NTSC 525
ANTILLES (DUTCH) NTSC 525
ARGENTINA PAL-N 625
ARUBA NTSC 525
ASCENSION ISLAND PAL 625
AUSTRALIA PAL 625
AUSTRIA PAL 625
AZERBAIJAN SECAM(H) 625
AZORES PAL 625
BAHAMAS NTSC 525
BAHRAIN PAL 625
BANGLADESH PAL 625
BARBADOS NTSC 525
BARBUDA NTSC 525
BELARUS SECAM 625
BELGIUM PAL 625
BELIZE NTSC 525
BENIN SECAM(V) 625
BERMUDA NTSC 525
BOLIVIA NTSC 525
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINIA PAL 625
BOTSWANA PAL 625
BRAZIL PAL-M 525
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS NTSC 525
BRUNEI PAL 625
BULGARIA SECAM(H) 625
BULGARIA SECAM(H) 625
BURKINA FASO SECAM(V) 625
BURMA NTSC 525
BURUNDI SECAM(V) 625
CAMBODIA (KAMPUCHEA) SECAM(V) 625
CAMEROON PAL 625
CANADA NTSC 525
CANARY ISLANDS PAL 625
CAPE VERDE PAL 625
CAYMEN ISLANDS PAL/NTSC 625/525
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SECAM 625
CHAD SECAM(V) 625
CHILE NTSC 525
CHINA (PEOPLES REPUBLIC) PAL 625
CHRISTMAS ISLAND PAL 625
COLUMBIA NTSC 525
CONGO (PEOPLES REPUBLIC) SECAM(V) 625
COOK ISLAND PAL 625
CORSICA SECAM(V) 625
COSTA RICA NTSC 525
CROATIA PAL 625
CUBA NTSC 525
CURACAO NTSC 525
CYPRUS PAL 625
CYPRUS (TURKISH) PAL 625
CZECH REPUBLIC PAL/SECAM(H) 625
DAHOMEY SECAM 625
DENMARK PAL 625
DIEGO GARCIA NTSC 525
DJIBOUTI SECAM(V) 625
DOMINICA NTSC 525
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NTSC 525
DUBAI PAL 625
EASTER ISLAND PAL 625
ECUADOR NTSC 525
EGYPT PAL 625
EGYPT SECAM/PAL 625
EL SALVADOR NTSC 525
EQUATORIAL GUINEA SECAM(V) 625
ERITREA PAL 625
ESTONIA SECAM(H) 625
ETHIOPIA PAL 625
FALKLAND ISLANDS PAL 625
FAROE ISLANDS PAL 625
FIJI PAL 625
FINLAND PAL 625
FRANCE SECAM(V) 625
GABON SECAM(V) 625
GALAPAGOS ISLAND NTSC 525
GAMBIA PAL 625
GAZA ∓mp;mp; WEST BANK PAL 625
GEORGIA SECAM(H) 625
GERMANY PAL 625
GHANA PAL 625
GIBRALTAR PAL 625
GREECE SECAM(H)/PAL 625
GREENLAND PAL 625
GRENADA NTSC 525
GUADELOUPE SECAM(V) 625
GUAM NTSC 525
GUATEMALA NTSC 525
GUINEA PAL 625
GUINEA-BISSAU PAL 625
GUYANA (REPUBLIC) NTSC 525
GUYANA FRENCH SECAM(V) 625
HAITI NTSC 525
HAWAII NTSC 525
HOLLAND PAL 625
HONDURAS NTSC 525
HONG KONG PAL 625
HUNGARY SECAM(H)/PAL 625
ICELAND PAL 625
INDIA PAL 625
INDONESIA PAL 625
IRAN SECAM(H) 625
IRAQ SECAM(H) 625
IRELAND PAL 625
ISRAEL PAL 625
ITALY PAL 625
IVORY COAST SECAM(V) 625
JAMAICA NTSC 525
JAPAN NTSC 525
JOHNSTON ISLANDS NTSC 525
JORDAN PAL 625
KAMPUCHEA SECAM(V) 625
KAZAKHSTAN SECAM(H) 625
KENYA PAL 625
KOREA NORTH SECAM 625
KOREA SOUTH NTSC 525
KUWAIT PAL 625
KYRGYZSTAN SECAM(H) 625

L to Z

COUNTRY SYSTEM LINES

LAOS PAL-M 525
LATVIA PAL 625
LATVIA SECAM 625
LEBANON PAL 625
LEEWARD ISLANDS NTSC 525
LESOTHO PAL 625
LIBERIA PAL 625
LIBYA SECAM 625
LIECHTENSTEIN PAL 625
LITHUANIA PAL 625
LITHUANIA SECAM(H) 625
LUXEMBOURG PAL 625
LUXEMBOURG SECAM 625
MACAU PAL 625
MACEDONIA PAL 625
MADAGASCAR SECAM(V) 625
MADEIRA PAL 625
MALAWI PAL 625
MALAYSIA PAL 625
MALDIVES PAL 625
MALI SECAM(V) 625
MALTA PAL 625
MARIANA ISLANDS NTSC 525
MARSHALL ISLANDS NTSC 525
MARTINIQUE SECAM(V) 625
MAURITANIA SECAM(V) 625
MAURITIUS SECAM(V) 625
MEXICO NTSC 525
MICRONESIA NTSC 525
MIDWAY ISLANDS NTSC 525
MONACO SECAM(V)/PAL 625
MONGOLIA SECAM(V) 625
MONTENEGRO PAL 625
MONTSERRAT NTSC 525
MOROCCO SECAM(V) 625
MOZAMBIQUE PAL 625
MYANMAR NTSC 525
NAMIBIA PAL 625
NEPAL PAL 625
NETHERLANDS PAL 625
NEW CALEDONIA SECAM(V) 625
NEW ZEALAND PAL 625
NICARAGUA NTSC 525
NIGER SECAM(V) 625
NIGERIA PAL 625
NORFOLK ISLAND PAL 625
NORWAY PAL 625
OKINAWA NTSC 525
OMAN PAL 625
PAKISTAN PAL 625
PALAU NTSC 525
PANAMA NTSC 525
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAL 625
PARGUAY PAL-N 625
PERU NTSC 525
PHILIPPINES NTSC 525
POLAND PAL 625
POLAND SECAM(H) 625
POLYNESIA SECAM(V) 625
PORTUGAL PAL 625
PUERTO RICO NTSC 525
QATAR PAL 625
REUNION SECAM(V) 625
ROMANIA SECAM(H)/PAL 625
RUSSIA SECAM 625
RWANDA SECAM 625
SAMOA NTSC 525
SARDINIA PAL 625
SAUDI ARABIA PAL 625
SAUDI ARABIA SECAM(H)/PAL 625
SENEGAL SECAM(V) 625
SERBIA PAL 625
SEYCHELLES PAL 625
SIERRA LEONE PAL 625
SINGAPORE PAL 625
SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC PAL 625
SLOVENIA PAL 625
SOLOMON ISLANDS PAL 625
SOMALIA PAL 625
SOUTH AFRICA PAL 625
SPAIN PAL 625
SRI LANKA PAL 625
ST KITTS AND NEVIS NTSC 525
ST LUCIA NTSC 525
ST PIERRE SECAM(V) 625
ST VINCENT NTSC 525
SUDAN PAL 625
SURINAM NTSC 525
SWAZILAND PAL 625
SWEDEN PAL 625
SWITZERLAND PAL 625
SYRIA PAL 625
SYRIA SECAM(H) 625
TAHITI SECAM(V) 625
TAIWAN NTSC 525
TAJIKISTAN SECAM 625
TANZANIA PAL 625
THAILAND PAL 625
TOGO SECAM(V) 625
TONGA PAL 625
TRINIDAD ∓mp;mp; TOBAGO NTSC 525
TRISTIAN DA CUNAH PAL 625
TUNISIA SECAM(V) 625
TURKEY PAL 625
TURKMENISTAN SECAM 625
UGANDA PAL 625
UKRAINE SECAM 625
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PAL 625
UNITED KINGDOM PAL 625
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NTSC 525
URUGUAY PAL-N 625
UZBEKISTAN SECAM 625
VANUATU PAL 625
VATICAN PAL 625
VENEZUELA NTSC 525
VIETNAM SECAM(V) 625
VIRGIN ISLANDS NTSC 525
WALLIS ISLAND SECAM(V) 625
YEMEN PAL 625
YUGOSLAVIA PAL 625
ZAIRE SECAM(V) 625
ZAMBIA PAL 625
ZANZIBAR PAL 625
ZIMBABWE PAL 625

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