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Could someone please give me a hand in understanding the different versions of PAL, as I have been unable to find a good source of information.

I know that there are two standards PAL50 & PAL60, am I right in saying that the difference is in the frequency shift between the Audio and Visual. The reason I think this is I was unable to get sound from my UK video recorder in Norway, though I got a perfect picture.

The reason I`m asking is to make sure that a DVD player that I bought in norway will work okay in the UK.

Cheers for any help you can give

No - you`re thinking of PAL-I (used in the UK) versus PAL-G (used in most of Europe). It specifies the audio subcarrier used on RF (aerial type) connections *only*. In other words, if you`re using line-level SCART or phono connections with separate audio outputs (which you will be - DVD players don`t have RF outputs), it`s not something you need to worry about.

A DVD player bought in Norway will be 100% identical to one bought in the UK, with the exception of the fitted mains plug.

The difference between PAL-50 and PAL-60 is something else entirely. See the FAQ on this site for more details.


Mike

Cool, cheers for that mate.

Saved me a bit of money with that advice, as I was going to sell it befroe I left just incase it did not work.

Thanks agian .

Ive heard that there are versions of pal called pal-m and pal-n used in south america and was wondering what the diference was between pal,pal-m and pal-n