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Explanation of video formats, TV standards and DVD regions

This page is intended to help CricInfo users identify which format of video or DVD they require. In case of difficulty, please call CricShop customer services on +44 (0)1892 893022. 24 hour service: lines open 9am - 5pm GMT, answerphone at all other times.

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Video formats

Cricket videos are usually available in one of three formats:-

  • VHS: Video Home System. The longest established and most widely used tape format. Quality is usually good, although tapes can deteriorate with age with drop-out becoming a problem.
  • DVD: Digital Versatile Disc. The newest format, allowing perfect picture and sound quality. Requires a DVD player or DVD drive on your PC. See also notes on DVD regions.
  • VCD: Video CD - a format used predominantly in Asia. Picture and sound quality is noticeably inferior to that of DVD. Requires a VCD player, and will also play on most PCs.
DVD Regions For anti-piracy purposes, DVD producers encode their DVDs to work only on players in specific regions. The region code of your DVD and DVD player must match, otherwise your DVD will not play. However, many DVD players are "chipped" which allows them to play DVDs from all regions.

CricShop currently sells DVDs from a variety of different regions, depending on the title. Most cricket videos are either Region 0 (viewable worldwide), Region 1 (North America), Region 2 (UK release only) or Region 4 (Australia release only). Other regions either do not exist, or they are not available to us. This is beyond our control.

Region 0: DVDs recorded as Region 0 will play in all regions.
Region 1: Canada, United States and its territories.
Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East.
Region 3: South-East Asia, East Asia.
Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, Caribbean.
Region 5: Former Soviet Union, Indian Subcontinent, Africa (also North Korea, Mongolia).
Region 6: China.

TV formats

Three different television formats are used around the world. The majority of the "cricket world" uses the PAL format, whereas the majority of the Americas and the Far East tend to use the NTSC format. Please ensure that you choose the appropriate TV standard when buying your video or DVD.

NATION TV STANDARD
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA NTSC
AUSTRALIA PAL
BANGLADESH PAL
BARBADOS NTSC
CANADA NTSC
INDIA PAL
JAMAICA NTSC
KENYA PAL
NETHERLANDS PAL
NEW ZEALAND PAL
PAKISTAN PAL
SOUTH AFRICA PAL
SRI LANKA PAL
ST. KITTS & NEVIS NTSC
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NTSC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PAL
UNITED STATES NTSC
UNITED KINGDOM PAL
ZIMBABWE PAL
   
AFGHANISTAN PAL and SECAM
ALBANIA PAL
ALGERIA PAL
ANGOLA PAL
ANTARCTICA NTSC
ARGENTINA PAL
ARMENIA SECAM
ARUBA NTSC
AUSTRIA PAL
AZERBAIJAN SECAM
AZORES PAL
BAHAMAS NTSC
BAHRAIN PAL
BELARUS SECAM
BELGIUM PAL
BELGIUM (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) NTSC
BELIZE NTSC
BENIN SECAM
BERMUDA NTSC
BOLIVIA NTSC
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA PAL
BOTSWANA SECAM and PAL
BRAZIL PAL
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY  
(AF DIEGO GARCIA TV - AFRTS) NTSC
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PAL
BULGARIA SECAM
BURKINA FASO SECAM
BURUNDI SECAM
CAMBODIA PAL and NTSC
CAMEROON PAL
CANARY ISLANDS PAL
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SECAM
CHAD SECAM
CHILE NTSC
CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) PAL
COLOMBIA NTSC
CONGO (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) SECAM
CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE) SECAM
COOK ISLANDS PAL
COSTA RICA NTSC
COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) SECAM
CROATIA PAL
CUBA NTSC
CYPRUS PAL
CZECH REPUBLIC PAL
DENMARK PAL
DIEGO GARCIA NTSC
DJIBOUTI SECAM
DOMINICA NTSC
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NTSC
EASTER ISLAND PAL
ECUADOR NTSC
EGYPT PAL and SECAM
EL SALVADOR NTSC
EQUITORIAL GUINEA SECAM
ESTONIA PAL and SECAM
ETHIOPIA PAL
FALKLAND ISLANDS PAL
FIJI NTSC
FINLAND PAL
FRANCE SECAM
FRANCE (FRENCH FORCES TV) SECAM
GABON SECAM
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS NTSC
GAMBIA PAL
GEORGIA SECAM
GERMANY PAL
GERMANY (ARMED FORCES TV GERMANY) NTSC
GHANA PAL
GIBRALTAR PAL
GREECE SECAM
GREENLAND PAL
GRENADA NTSC
GUAM NTSC
GUADELOUPE SECAM
GUATEMALA NTSC
GUIANA (FRENCH) SECAM
GUINEA PAL
GUYANA NTSC
HAITI NTSC
HONDURAS NTSC
HONG KONG PAL
HUNGARY PAL
ICELAND PAL
INDONESIA PAL
IRAN SECAM
IRAQ SECAM
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF PAL
ISLE OF MAN PAL
ISRAEL PAL
ITALY PAL
JAPAN NTSC
JOHNSTONE ISLAND NTSC
JORDAN PAL
KAZAKHSTAN SECAM
KOREA (NORTH) SECAM and PAL
KOREA (SOUTH) NTSC
KUWAIT PAL
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC SECAM
LAOS PAL
LATVIA PAL and SECAM
LEBANON PAL
LESOTHO PAL
LIBERIA PAL
LIBYA PAL
LIECHTENSTEIN PAL B/G
LITHUANIA PAL and SECAM
LUXEMBOURG PAL and SECAM
MACAU PAL
MACEDONIA PAL
MADAGASCAR SECAM
MADEIRA PAL
MALAYSIA PAL
MALDIVES PAL
MALI SECAM
MALTA PAL
MARSHALL ISLANDS NTSC
MARTINIQUE SECAM
MAURITANIA SECAM
MAURITIUS SECAM
MAYOTTE SECAM
MEXICO NTSC
MICRONESIA NTSC
MIDWAY ISLAND NTSC
MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) SECAM
MONACO SECAM and PAL
MONGOLIA SECAM
MONTSERRAT NTSC
MOROCCO SECAM
MOZAMBIQUE PAL
MYANMAR (BURMA) NTSC
NAMIBIA PAL
NEPAL B
NETHERLANDS (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) NTSC
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NTSC
NEW CALEDONIA SECAM
NICARAGUA NTSC
NIGER SECAM
NIGERIA PAL
NORFOLK ISLAND PAL
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS NTSC
NORWAY PAL
OMAN PAL
PALAU NTSC
PANAMA NTSC
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAL
PARAGUAY PAL
PERU NTSC
PHILIPPINES NTSC
POLAND PAL
POLYNESIA (FRENCH) SECAM
PORTUGAL PAL
PUERTO RICO NTSC
QATAR PAL
REUNION SECAM
ROMANIA PAL
RUSSIA SECAM
ST. LUCIA NTSC
ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON SECAM
ST. VINCENT NTSC
SAO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE PAL
SAMOA, AMERICAN NTSC
SAUDI ARABIA SECAM and PAL
SAMOA NTSC
SENEGAL SECAM
SEYCHELLES PAL
SIERRA LEONE PAL
SINGAPORE PAL
SLOVAKIA PAL
SLOVENIA PAL
SOMALIA PAL
SPAIN PAL
SUDAN PAL
SURINAME NTSC
SWAZILAND PAL
SWEDEN PAL
SWITZERLAND PAL
SYRIA SECAM and PAL
TAHITI SECAM
TAIWAN NTSC
TAJIKISTAN SECAM
TANZANIA PAL
THAILAND PAL
TOGO SECAM
TUNISIA SECAM
TURKEY PAL
TURKMENISTAN SECAM
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS NTSC
UGANDA PAL
UKRAINE SECAM
URUGUAY PAL
UZBEKISTAN SECAM
VENEZUELA NTSC
VIETNAM NTSC and SECAM
VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH) NTSC
WALLIS & FUTUNA SECAM
YEMEN PAL and NTSC
YUGOSLAVIA PAL
ZAMBIA PAL



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