(National Television Standards Committee) Standard broadcast signal received by televisions in the United States. All television broadcasts in the United States must meet this standard. If a device is designed for NTSC, it will most likely not work with other television standards such as PAL
, which is the standard broadcast signal used in Europe. However, there are certain types of equipment that support both standards.
Most NTSC broadcasts use scanning system M: 525/60 (or as it's now usually referred to, 480/30i),