PAL Markets
Worldwide, there are three recording standards for VHS tape: PAL, SECAM and NTSC. In order to view a PAL-formatted DVD, your player and TV must be compatible with the PAL standard. The following countries have adopted the PAL standard:
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Abu Dhabi
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Gibraltar
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Pakistan
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Afghanistan
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Greenland
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Papua New Guinea
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Albania
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Guinea
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Paraguay
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Algeria
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Guinea-Bissau
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Poland
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Angola
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Holland
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Portugal
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Argentina
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Hong Kong
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Qatar
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Ascension Island
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Iceland
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Sardinia
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Australia
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India
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Seychelles
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Austria
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Indonesia
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Sierra Leone
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Azores
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Ireland
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Singapore
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Bahrain
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Israel
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Slovenia
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Bangladesh
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Italy
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Solomon Islands
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Belgium
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Jordan
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Somalia
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Bosnia Herzegovina
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Kenya
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South Africa
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Botswana
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Kuwait
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Spain
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Brunei
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Lebanon
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Sri Lanka
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Cameroon
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Lesotho
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Sudan
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Canary Islands
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Liberia
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Swaziland
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Cape Verde
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Liechtenstein
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Sweden
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Cayman Islands
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Luxembourg
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Switzerland
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China
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Macao
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Syria
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Christmas Island
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Macedonia
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Tanzania
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Cook Island
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Madeira
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Thailand
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Croatia
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Malawi
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Tonga
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Cyprus
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Malaysia
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Tristian Da Cunah
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Denmark
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Maldives
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Turkey
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Dubai
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Malta
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Uganda
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Easter Island
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Montenegro
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United Arab Emirates
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Eritrea
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Mozambique
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United Kingdom
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Ethiopia
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Namibia
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Vanuatu
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Falkland Islands
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Nepal
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Vatican
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Faroe Islands
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Netherlands
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Yemen
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Finland
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New Zealand
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Yugoslavia
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Gambia
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Nigeria
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Zambia
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Gaza and West Bank
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Norfolk Island
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Zanzibar
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Germany
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Norway
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Zimbabwe
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Ghana
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Oman
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