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World Television Standards

NTSC VHS is the video casette format used in the United States and most of North and South America. PAL VHS is the video cassette format used in Europe, China, the United Kington, and Austrailia. The following table shows countries that use the NTSC and PAL formats. If you do not see a country listed here, call toll-free 1-877-ORALDEAF.

NTSC VHS (videocasstte) Format

            

PAL VHS (videocasstte) Format

Angola
Antigua
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bolivia
Burma
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Greenland
Guam
Guatamala
Honduras
Jamaica

Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Antilles
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Saipan
Samoa
South Korea
Surinam
Taiwan
Trinidad
Tobago
United States
Venezuela
Virgin Islands

Abu Dhabi
Afghanistan (Kabul)
Algeria
Argentina
Austrailia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil (PAL-N)
Brunei
Canary Islands
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Dubai
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Finland
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar

Hong Kong
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Macedonia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Nepal
Netherlands
New Guinea
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway

Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay (PAL-N)
Portugal
Qatar
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Emeriates
United Kingdom
Uruguay (PAL-N)
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe