Changes: PAL

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NTSC-PAL-SECAM — PAL regions and NTSC regions

Short for Phase Alternating Line, the television standard in Europe, Australia and all of asia (except for Japan). The United States and Japan uses a different standard, NTSC. Whereas NTSC delivers 525 lines of resolution at 60 half-frames per second, PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half-frames per second. Many video adapters that enable computer monitors to be used as television screens support both NTSC and PAL signals.

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 [[Image:NTSC-PAL-SECAM.png|thumb|right|PAL regions and NTSC regions]]
-Short for '''P'''hase '''A'''lternating '''L'''ine, the [[television]] standard in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and all of [[asia]] (except for [[Japan]]). The [[United States]] and [[Japan]] uses a different standard, [[NTSC]]. Whereas [[NTSC]] delivers 525 lines of [[resolution]] at 60 half-[[frames per second]], '''PAL''' delivers 625 lines at 50 half-[[frames per second]]. Many video [[adapters]] that enable computer monitors to be used as television screens support both [[NTSC]] and [[PAL]] signals.
+Short for '''P'''hase '''A'''lternating '''L'''ine, the television standard in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and all of [[asia]] (except for [[Japan]]). The [[United States]] and [[Japan]] uses a different standard, NTSC. Whereas NTSC delivers 525 lines of [[resolution]] at 60 half-frames per second, '''PAL''' delivers 625 lines at 50 half-frames per second. Many video adapters that enable computer monitors to be used as television screens support both NTSC and [[PAL]] signals.
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