About Video Formats

There are two formats for video cassettes, called NTSC and PAL. NTSC players cannot play PAL tapes, and vice versa.

In general, the NTSC standard is used in North and South America, and in Japan. PAL is used in Europe and most of Asia. Also, the SECAM standard that is used in some countries is compatible with PAL.

We will use the following chart to determine which format to send you.

If your country is not shown in the list below, click to see the full list of countries.

Country Format
ArgentinaPAL
AustraliaPAL
BelgiumPAL
CanadaNTSC
ChileNTSC
DenmarkPAL
EnglandPAL
FinlandPAL
FrancePAL
GermanyPAL
GreecePAL
IndiaPAL
IsraelPAL
ItalyPAL
MexicoNTSC
NetherlandsPAL
New ZealandPAL
Northern IrelandPAL
NorwayPAL
PortugalPAL
Puerto RicoNTSC
Republic of IrelandPAL
ScotlandPAL
SpainPAL
SwedenPAL
SwitzerlandPAL
United KingdomPAL
United StatesNTSC
VenezuelaNTSC
WalesPAL