This DVD set contains the 15 talks comprising the Alpha Course in Korean in NTSC format. NTSC is the video standard used in the U.S.A. For more on NTSC and PAL, please see below
The two most common video standards used are NTSC and PAL.
NTSC is the video system or standard used in North America and most of South America. In NTSC, 30 frames are transmitted each second. Each frame is made up of 525 individual scan lines.
PAL is the predominant video system or standard mostly used overseas. In PAL, 25 frames are transmitted each second. Each frame is made up of 625 individual scan lines.
In the United States the system is NTSC. For VHS you must have a VCR that can read NTSC. Most European decks are "multi-scan" and can read NTSC. For DVD, 95% of the world''s DVD players can read NTSC.
In Europe the system is PAL. For playing NTSC DVDs in Europe - all PAL DVD players output NTSC, and MOST PAL TVs will display NTSC with no problems.
DVDs. The encoded video (MPEG2) on a DVD is stored in digital format, but it''s formatted NTSC or PAL. Some players play only NTSC discs, others play PAL and NTSC discs. All DVD players sold in PAL countries play both kinds of discs. Most NTSC players can''t play PAL discs.
