In 1953, a second NTSC standard was adopted, which allowed for color television broadcast compatible with the existing stock of black-and-white receivers. In 1961, it was assigned the designation System M. NTSC (from National Television System Committee) is the first American standard for analog television, published in 1941. For the standard-definition digital video mode sometimes referred to as NTSC, see 480i.Īnalog television encoding systems by nation NTSC ( green), SECAM ( orange), and PAL ( blue) For the organization in China, see National Time Service Center.
For the Indonesian government agency, see National Transportation Safety Committee. For NTSC regions in videogames, see Regional lockout § Video games.
This article is about the television system.