Countries A to B - Video Broadcast Standards
Mains Electricity and DVD Regions
Following is a list of Video Broadcast Standards for Countries from Abu Dhabi through to Burundi (A thru B).
Also shown are the Mains Electricity Voltages and Frequencies for each country together with the DVD Region that
each country falls into.
If you want to know more about how video broadcast standards and DVD Regions apply to DVD players and discs, our
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all.
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responsibility for any errors or omissions.
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| COUNTRY |
COLOUR SYSTEM |
VHF |
UHF |
MAINS ELECTRICITY |
DVD REGION |
| ABU DHABI |
PAL |
B |
G |
240 50HZ |
2 |
| AFGHANISTAN |
PAL/SECAM(H) |
B |
- |
220 50HZ |
5 |
| ALASKA |
NTSC |
M |
M |
120 60HZ |
1 |
| ALBANIA |
PAL |
B |
G |
220 50HZ |
2 |
| ALGERIA |
PAL |
B |
G |
120/220 50HZ |
5 |
| AMERICAN SAMOA |
NTSC |
- |
- |
120 60HZ |
1 |
| ANDORRA |
SECAM(V)/PAL |
L |
L |
220 50HZ |
2 |
| ANGOLA |
PAL |
I |
- |
220 50HZ |
5 |
| ANTIGUA |
NTSC |
M |
- |
230 60HZ |
4 |
| ANTILLES (DUTCH) |
NTSC |
M |
- |
120/240 50/60HZ |
4 |
| ARGENTINA |
PAL-N |
N |
N |
220 50HZ |
4 |
| ARUBA |
NTSC |
M |
- |
120 60HZ |
4 |
| ASCENSION ISLAND |
PAL |
B |
- |
220 50HZ |
- |
| AUSTRALIA |
PAL |
B |
G |
240 50HZ |
4 |
| AUSTRIA |
PAL |
B |
G |
230 50HZ |
2 |
| AZORES |
PAL |
B |
- |
120/220 50HZ |
2 |
| AZERBAIJAN |
SECAM(H) |
D |
K |
220 50HZ |
- |
|
| COUNTRY |
COLOUR SYSTEM |
VHF |
UHF |
MAINS ELECTRICITY |
DVD REGION |
| BAHAMAS |
NTSC |
M |
- |
120 60HZ |
4 |
| BAHRAIN |
PAL |
B |
G |
110/220 50/60HZ |
2 |
| BANGLADESH |
PAL |
B |
- |
220/230 50HZ |
5 |
| BARBADOS |
NTSC |
M |
- |
120 50HZ |
4 |
| BARBUDA |
NTSC |
M |
- |
230 60HZ |
4 |
| BELARUS |
SECAM |
D |
K |
220 50HZ |
- |
| BELGIUM |
PAL |
B |
H |
230 50HZ |
2 |
| BELIZE |
NTSC |
M |
- |
110/220 60HZ |
4 |
| BENIN |
SECAM(V) |
K1 |
- |
220 50HZ |
- |
| BERMUDA |
NTSC |
M |
- |
120/240 60HZ |
4 |
| BOLIVIA |
NTSC M N |
M |
N |
110/220 50HZ |
4 |
| BOSNIA HERZEGOVINIA |
PAL |
B |
H |
220 50HZ |
2 |
| BOTSWANA |
PAL |
I |
- |
220 50HZ |
5 |
| BHUTAN |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| BRAZIL |
PAL M |
M |
M |
110/220 60HZ |
4 |
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |
NTSC |
M |
- |
110/240 60HZ |
4 |
| BRUNEI |
PAL |
B |
B |
230 50HZ |
3 |
| BULGARIA |
SECAM(H) |
D |
K |
220 50HZ |
2 |
| BURKINA FASO |
SECAM(V) |
K1 |
- |
220 50HZ |
5 |
| BURMA |
NTSC |
M |
- |
120/240 60HZ |
3 |
| BURUNDI |
SECAM(V) |
K1 |
- |
220 50HZ |
5 |
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