Phase Alternate Line (PAL): The television broadcast standard in Europe and parts of Asia: (excluding France and Eastern Europe, where SECAM is the standard). PAL signals have 25 frames per second, and so are incompatible with NTSC TV. The PAL Standard transmits (625) lines of resolution, nearly (20%) more than the U.S. NTSC Standard of (525 lines).

 

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