The vast majority of DVD players (not TVs) in the world will play both PAL and NTSC DVDs. In general modern TVs in PAL countries are “multi-system” and will correctly play both PAL and NTSC DVDs, however TVs in NTSC countries will generally only play NTSC DVDs and will not correctly display PAL DVDs.

Both formats should play correctly on computers worldwide in software such as WinDVD or PowerDVD.

A full list of which format you should select is shown below:

ABU DHABI

PAL

AFGHANISTAN

PAL

AJMAN

PAL

ALBANIA

PAL

ALGERIA

PAL

ANDORRA

PAL

ANTIGUA

NTSC

ANTILLES, NETHERLANDS

NTSC

ARGENTINA

PAL

ARUBA

NTSC

AUSTRALIA

PAL

AUSTRIA

PAL

AZORES

PAL

BAHAMAS

NTSC

BAHRAIN

PAL

BANGLADESH

PAL

BARBADOS

NTSC

BELAU

NTSC

BELGIUM

PAL

BELIZE

NTSC

BENIN

PAL

BERMUDA

NTSC

BOLIVIA

NTSC

BOPHUTHATSWANA

PAL

BOTSWANA

PAL

BRAZIL

NTSC

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

NTSC

BRUNEI

PAL

BULGARIA

PAL

BURKINA FASO

PAL

BURMA (MYANMAR)

NTSC

BURUNDI

PAL

CAMBODIA

NTSC

CAMEROON

PAL

CANADA

NTSC

CANARY ISLANDS

PAL

CAYMAN ISLANDS

NTSC

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.

PAL

CHAD

PAL

CHANNEL ISLANDS

PAL

CHILE

NTSC

CHINA

PAL

CISKEI

PAL

COLOMBIA

NTSC

CONGO

PAL

COSTA RICA

NTSC

CUBA

NTSC

CURAÇAO

NTSC

CYPRUS

PAL

CZECH REPUBLIC

PAL

DENMARK

PAL

DIEGO GARCIA

NTSC

DJIBOUTI

PAL

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

NTSC

DUBAI

PAL

ECUADOR

NTSC

EGYPT

PAL

EL SALVADOR

NTSC

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

PAL

ETHIOPIA

PAL

FALKLAND ISLANDS

PAL

FAROE ISLANDS

PAL

FIJI

NTSC

FINLAND

PAL

FRANCE

PAL

FRENCH POLYNESIA

PAL

FUJAIRAH

PAL

GABON

PAL

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

NTSC

GERMANY

PAL

GHANA

PAL

GIBRALTAR

PAL

GRANADA

NTSC

GREECE

PAL

GREENLAND

PAL

GREENLAND (US FORCES)

NTSC

GUADELOUPE

PAL

GUAM

NTSC

GUATEMALA

NTSC

GUINEA REPUBLIC

PAL

GUYANA (FRENCH)

PAL

GUYANA REPUBLIC

NTSC

HAITI

PAL

HONDURAS

NTSC

HONG KONG

PAL

HUNGARY

PAL

ICELAND

PAL

INDIA

PAL

INDONESIA

PAL

IRAN

PAL

IRAQ

PAL

IRELAND

PAL

ISRAEL

PAL

ITALY

PAL

IVORY COAST

PAL

JAMAICA

NTSC

JAPAN

NTSC

JIBUTI

PAL

JOHNSTON ATOLL ISLAND

NTSC

JORDAN

PAL

KENYA

PAL

KOREA, NORTH

PAL

KOREA, SOUTH

NTSC

KUWAIT

PAL

LAOS

PAL

LEBANON

PAL

LEEWARD ISLANDS

NTSC

LESOTHO

PAL

LIBERIA

PAL

LIBYA

PAL

LIECHTENSTEIN

PAL or PAL

LUXEMBOURG

PAL or PAL

MACAU

PAL

MADAGASCAR

PAL

MADEIRA

PAL

MALAYSIA

PAL

MALDIVES

PAL

MALI

PAL

MALTA

PAL

MARIANA ISLANDS

NTSC

MARTINIQUE

PAL

MAURITANIA

PAL

MAURITIUS

PAL

MAYOTTE

PAL

MEXICO

NTSC

MICRONESIA

NTSC

MIDWAY ISLAND

NTSC

MONACO

PAL

MONGOLIA

PAL

MONTENEGRO

PAL

MONTSERRAT

NTSC

MOROCCO

PAL

MOZAMBIQUE

PAL

MYANMAR (BURMA)

NTSC

NAMIBIA

PAL

NEPAL

PAL

NETHERLANDS

PAL

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

NTSC

NEW CALEDONIA

PAL

NEW GUINEA, PAPUA

PAL

NEW ZEALAND

PAL

NICARAGUA

NTSC

NIGER

PAL

NIGERIA

PAL

NORWAY

PAL

OMAN

PAL

PAKISTAN

PAL

PANAMA

NTSC

PARAGUAY

PAL

PERU

NTSC

PHILIPPINES

NTSC

POLAND

PAL

POLYNESIA, FRENCH

PAL

PONAPE

NTSC

PORTUGAL

PAL

PUERTO RICO (USA)

NTSC

QATAR

PAL

REUNION ISLAND

PAL

ROMANIA

PAL

RUSSIA

PAL

SABA ISLAND

NTSC

SABAH & SARAWAK

PAL

SAIPAN

NTSC

SAMOA

NTSC

SAN ANDREAS ISLANDS

NTSC

SAN MARINO

PAL

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

PAL

SAUDI ARABIA

PAL

SENEGAL

PAL

SERBIA

PAL

SEYCHELLES

PAL

SHARJAH

PAL

SIERRA LEONE

PAL

SINGAPORE

PAL

SOCIETY ISLANDS

PAL

SOMALIA

PAL

SOUTH AFRICA

PAL

SPAIN

PAL

SRI LANKA

PAL

ST. CROIX

NTSC

ST. JOHN

NTSC

ST. KITTS & NEVIS

NTSC

ST. MAARTEN

NTSC

ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON

PAL

ST. THOMAS

NTSC

SUDAN

PAL

SURINAME

NTSC

SWAZILAND

PAL

SWEDEN

PAL

SWITZERLAND

PAL

SYRIA

PAL

TAHITI (Fr. Pol)

PAL

TAIWAN

NTSC

TANZANIA

PAL

THAILAND

PAL

TIBET (CHINA)

PAL

TOGO

PAL

TRANSKEI

PAL

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

NTSC

TUNISIA

PAL

TURKEY

PAL

UGANDA

PAL

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

PAL

UNITED KINGDOM

PAL

UPPER VOLTA

PAL

URUGUAY

PAL

US VIRGIN ISLANDS

NTSC

UNITED STATES

NTSC

VATICAN

PAL

VENDA

PAL

VENEZUELA

NTSC

VIETNAM

PAL

VIRGIN ISLANDS

NTSC

YEMEN

PAL

YUGOSLAVIA

PAL

ZAIRE

PAL

ZAMBIA

PAL

ZIMBABWE

PAL