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However, most NTSC players cannot play PAL discs, and most NTSC TVs do not accept 576i video signals as used on PAL/SECAM DVDs. Those in NTSC countries, such as the United States, generally require both a region-free, multi-standard player and a multi-standard television to view PAL discs, or a converter box, whereas those in PAL countries ...
PAL region games supporting 60 Hz modes for the PlayStation 2 also requires a display with NTSC output unless RGB or component connections were used, since these allowed for colour outputs without the need for NTSC or PAL colour encoding. Otherwise, the games would display in monochrome on PAL-only displays.
NTSC 4.43 is a pseudo-system that transmits a NTSC color subcarrier of 4.43 MHz instead of 3.58 MHz [49] The resulting output is only viewable by TVs that support the resulting pseudo-system (such as most PAL TVs). [50] Using a native NTSC TV to decode the signal yields no color, while using an incompatible PAL TV to decode the system yields ...
The PlayStation and PlayStation 2 are region-locked into three regions: NTSC U/C, NTSC-J, and PAL. However, it is possible to disable region locking on said systems via a modchip or performing a disk-swap when the console starts. In the case of the PlayStation 2, a Swap Magic disc can be used to bypass regional locks. [12]
This is a list of best-selling game consoles by region. This page consists of countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and other regions, which all used different analog television color systems; these being NTSC, PAL and SECAM. PAL broadcast at 576i, in Europe and Asia.
The last digit of the PlayStation model number denotes the region in which it was sold: [14] 0 is Japan (Japanese boot ROM, NTSC-J region, NTSC video, 100 V PSU) 1 is USA/Canada (English boot ROM, NTSC-U/C region, NTSC video, 120 V PSU) 2 is PAL regions (English boot ROM, PAL region, PAL Video, 220-240 V PSU). Sub-models exist differing in ...
A list of analog television systems worldwide; "System J" of NTSC is designated in dark red. Japan implemented the NTSC standard with slight differences. The black and blanking levels of the NTSC-J signal are identical to each other [10] (both at 0 IRE, similar to the PAL video standard), while in American NTSC the black level is slightly higher (7.5 IRE) than blanking level - because of the ...
Most of the DVD-based content in the country is NTSC/60 Hz-based, while the TV standard in use is PAL/50 Hz-based. Most of the analog TV sets sold are PAL-N, PAL-M and NTSC capable, while most DVD players are multi-region. Authorities are not asking retailers to identify which standard the HDTV sets sold adhere to.