Philips G-CODE 7819901511 - Manual (Page 45)

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PAL (Phase Alternation by Line)
PAL (Phase Alteration Line) is the color television
broadcast standard throughout the Western Europe (except
in France, where SECAM is the standard), Australia,
China, Singapore and Malaysia etc. It has 625 lines of
vertical resolution per second and 25 frames per second
refresh rate, 50 Hz field frequency.
PBC
Playback Control. A special feature on a Video CD or
Super VCD that enables interactive use.
Progressive Scan
‘Progressive Scan’ mode differs from the ‘Interlaced Scan’
mode in how a video image is updated. In ‘Progressive
Scan’ mode, scan lines for an image are refreshed in every
pass and by a sequential order. In the ‘Interlaced Scan’
mode, image is updated by alternating sets of odd and
even scan lines.
Progressive Scan Mode
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Line 6
Line 7
etc
Interlanced Scan Mode
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Line 6
Line 7
etc
S-Video
A video signal which improves picture quality over
standard composite connections. Used on Super VHS,
DVD, high end TV monitors, etc.
Track
SVCD, VCD, Audio CD discs use tracks to divide up the
content of a disc.