What is "PAL" format?

Based on a 50Hz power system, PAL (Phase Alteration Line) is the standard format for television broadcasts in Germany, Great Britain and most of the Western European nations. By reversing the relative phase of the color signal components on the alternate scanning lines, it avoids the color distortion that occasionally appears in NTSC broadcasts. Otherwise, PAL closely resembles NTSC.

*625 lines of resolution per frame at 25 frames per second

*50Hz field frequency

*Requires a 8MHz analog channel for transmission