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Default TVs compatible, from one continent to the next??


"William Sommerwerck"

Digital TV has its own formats and standards. It is NOT a "digitization"
of
NTSC or PAL.



** False argument.

The video signal that is digitised varies in the number of lines and fields
per second.

PAL is synonymous with 50 fields per second.

NTSC is synonymous with 60 fields per second.

"NTSC" badged DVDs when played on most DVD players come out as " PAL 60"
video - where the number of lines is correct but the field rate is 60
Hz..

The TV set in use must be able to cope with this.




..... Phil