what does pal stand for on a dvd?

Question

what does pal stand for on a dvd?

Answer 1

Phase Alternating Line as opposed to NTSC

Answer 2

well it stands for Phase alternating line. But really its there so you can tell what region the disc if from. Like europe and stuff over there uses pal but USA uses NTSC. They do this because pal will not work on a ntsc dvd player and vice versa.

Answer 3

There are different standards for different things, you have metric and english for measurements. You have ISO and DIN for engineering drawings.



For television and video signals there is NTSC, PAL and SECAM. These are the three major standards used for broadcasting video. NTSC is used by the USA and allied countries like the Philippines. PAL and SECAM is used by other countries.



So I believe PAL in your DVD is the standard that says it can playback in PAL mode so your television which receives PAL signals can show the video content correctly.



Now with things becoming cheaper, and integration of ICs and functions becoming better and better, televisions became ALL SYSTEMS or MULTI SYSTEMS. These multisystems can play NTSC, PAL and SECAM.

Answer 4

PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. Other common analog television systems are SECAM and NTSC.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Phase Alternating Line. It is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems.

Answer 7

Programmable Array Logic~



Its what most European Countries use on games/DvDs ~





Hope i helped!~



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Answer 8

To make it easier on you (and everyone else on here..lol), here's a website with information on it.

http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/PALvsNTSC/PALvsNTSC.asp

I hope it helps.

Answer 9

I have no idea that is an excellent question...