SECAM

SECAM stands for Sequential Color with Memory in English and was first developed in France. It was the first color analog TV system in Europe. SECAM transmits one color at a time, making it different from other standards such as PAL and NTSC . SECAM first came out in 1961. Further improvements were made and were called SECAM II, SECAM III, SECAM III A, and eventually SECAM III B. Soviet Union technicians helped in the developments

When SECAM color television was available, it was expected to sell a million in the first year. However, it was not very popular and only sold 200,000 units. The US had similar success for when their color television came out. But popularity slowly built up and eventually, color television was sold all the time. There are rarely black and white TVs owned today.

SECAM was believed to be made to protect France TV equipment manufacturers and for national pride. France had wanted to create a TV standard that was better than NTSC and even PAL . However, one problem associated with SECAM is the fact that it cannot be easily edited while PAL and NTSC can. Countries and territories that use SECAM include the majority is Europe, and parts of Africa. SECAM was adopted by Eastern Europe instead of PAL because of the Cold War. Eastern Europe enjoyed Western TV and PAL would not have been suitable for that.

However, most TVs are only capable of using one format, making it inconvenient for people form overseas that travel to and from the US and their home country. It is extremely likely that the two countries use different formats and thus, multiple TVs would be necessary to view TV shows, DVDs and videos . This problem can be easily resolved by having a Multisystem TV which is compatible with all different formats from different countries. Overseas Best Buy is a popular source for Multisystem TVs.

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