What's the difference between pal and ntsc

[forbes4578]

What's the difference between pal and ntsc. Which would be better for watching on a regular size tv? I'm a little confused about sizing. What size should I use if I plan on watching it on a tv? What size is a tv?

[cw_uk]

diffrence is a continent or two pal is european ntsc is usa want to see the diffrence put a imported game on a pal playstation the big black borders are the diffrence

[pinoy2201]

the diffrence is the region for the TV and and the framerate and aspcet ratio:
PAl=25fps
NTSC=23.997 or 29.99
Pal=352x288 for VCD
NTSC=352x240 for VCD
see the diffrence

[forbes4578]

So what's the best format to use if your in the US. Also, what looks best on a regular size TV. What size resolution is a regular tv?

[shochan]

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On 2001-11-23 06:53:22, pinoy2201 wrote:
the diffrence is the region for the TV and and the framerate and aspcet ratio:
PAl=25fps
NTSC=23.997 or 29.99
Pal=352x288 for VCD
NTSC=352x240 for VCD
see the diffrence

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Just so no one is confused 23.976 is Film and is progressive and is no interlaced.
NTSC is 29.97 and is interlaced.
Pal is 25 and is also not interlaced.

[pinoy2201]

The Best Format to use in the US is NTSC

[Shabubu]

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On 2001-11-23 10:02:40, shochan wrote:
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On 2001-11-23 06:53:22, pinoy2201 wrote:
the diffrence is the region for the TV and and the framerate and aspcet ratio:
PAl=25fps
NTSC=23.997 or 29.99
Pal=352x288 for VCD
NTSC=352x240 for VCD
see the diffrence

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Just so no one is confused 23.976 is Film and is progressive and is no interlaced.
NTSC is 29.97 and is interlaced.
Pal is 25 and is also not interlaced.
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Just to say that I have come across Interlaced PAL discs, Pink Floyd "The Wall" for example.

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[juice]

Difference.. Duh...

[holistic]

PAL is interlaced

[Robbins1940]

PAL looks much better than NTSC.

A PAL picture has sharpness while NTSC looks blurred.

David

[pinoy2201]

Pal looks better but it is not made for US TVs if you play it on our US TV you will have black lines on the side sooo i suggest you use NTSC for the US TVs

[humdinger]

PAL and NTSC also have a different colour system. If you have a PAL TV that supports 30fps, but not NTSC, you will get a black and white image if you put an NTSC source into it. Plus you can can tell when a program has been converted to PAL from NTSC on tv when you watch say Friends in the UK, the picture isnt as sharp and the the colour slightly off.

[t0nito]

The difference between PAL and NTSC:
- PAL: 625 lines 25fps interlaced (50Hz) colour carrier of 4.43MHz
- NTSC: 525 lines 30fps interlaced (60Hz) colour carrier of 3.38MHz
PAL-60 is actualy a hybrid system because it's NTSC with the PAL colour frequency of 4.43MHZ.
I had to buy a multistandard TV when I came from Canada to be able to watch the movies I recorded there here in Portugal. Canada's system is NTSC and here it is PAL. I also had to buy a pal vcr because the vcr our canadian vcr didn't work here either. I hope this helped you understand the main differences.