Electrical Engineering Glossary Definition for PAL

Definition

Phase alternate line: A television standard used in most of Europe. Similar to NTSC, but uses subcarrier phase alternation to reduce the sensitivity to phase errors that would be displayed as color errors. Commonly used with 626-line, 50Hz scanning systems, with a subcarrier frequency of 4.43362MHz.

See: Video Basics

Synonyms

• Phase alternate line

See Also

• NTSC
• HDTV
• Color Subcarrier
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