Video and DVD formats

Television standards differ throughout the world. Australia employs the PAL system in video production and television transmission (as opposed to NTSC in the USA). Roadtrains.com.au currently offers videos in both PAL and NTSC formats (with some exceptions), but we only produce multi-zone DVDs in PAL format. To help ensure that you order the correct format for your country, World Television Standards are listed below:

NTSC (National Television System Committee) Videos

Antiqua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greenland, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (South), Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saipan, Samoa, Surinam, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Trinidad, Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela, Virgin Islands

PAL (Phase Alternating Line)

Afghanistan (Kabul), Algeria, Argentina (PAL-N), Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil (PAL-M), Brunei, China (mainland), Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (North), Kuwait, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco (PAL & SECAM), Netherlands, New Guinea, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Romania (PAL & SECAM), Saudi Arabia (PAL & SECAM), Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay (PAL-N), Yemen (A.R.); Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

DVD (Digital Video Disc)

Digital Video Disc (DVD) is a high density disc capable of high fidelity video playback. DVDs have a built in decryption system and are coded for specific regions throughout the World. Each disc can only be played on a DVD player purchased from the same region unless you have a multi-zone player. There are 8 zones:

Zone 1: North America;
Zone 2: Europe, Japan, South Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Middle-East;
Zone 3: Korea;
Zone 4: South America, Australia, New Zealand;
Zone 5: Russia, North-East countries, Africa;
Zone 6: China;
Zone 7: Reserved;
Zone 8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc)


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