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<h2 id="pal">PAL</h2> <p>This resolution can be also named as <i>PAL</i>, for example in the context home video<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> or gaming consoles,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> because of its relation with the analog color system using a similar number of scanlines. but 576p can be used to generate both <a href="/facts/PAL/mRJsqVPG">PAL</a> or <a href="/facts/SECAM/vexpud7W">SECAM</a> interlaced analog signals (where both interlaced fields correspond to a unique frame). </p> <h2 id="576p50">576p50</h2> <p>With doubled temporal resolution, 576p50 is considered <i>enhanced-definition television</i> (<a href="/facts/Enhanced-definition_television/rPwFo5w3">EDTV</a>), regardless of the image being scaled the same way as an interlaced frame. In some countries, such as <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, the 576p resolution standard is technically considered high-definition<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> and was in use by the <a href="/facts/Special_Broadcasting_Service/vsIPgwcN">Special Broadcasting Service</a> (SBS TV), eventually replaced by <a href="/facts/720p/kHKsELNr">720p</a> for its high-definition <a href="/facts/Digital_subchannel/RVvn1WrJ">subchannel</a>; SBS later changed to using <a href="/facts/1080i/0jhp3TNV">1080i</a>. The <a href="/facts/Seven_Network/oRfIweHe">Seven Network</a> initially used 576p for its high-definition subchannel, but now uses <a href="/facts/1080i/0jhp3TNV">1080i</a> instead. </p><p>The frames are doubled (from a 25 frame source) on broadcast (to avoid flicker) for display devices that lack any kind of frame doubling ability. Widescreen <a href="/facts/16%3a9_aspect_ratio/rS5YUsQd">16:9</a> material has only the width scaled down to fit 720 pixels instead of an unscaled 1024 width. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Television portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Enhanced-definition_television/rPwFo5w3">Enhanced-definition television</a> (EDTV)</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_common_display_resolutions/qYvsgrkk">List of common display resolutions</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/8K_resolution/9JXu8uoG">4320p</a>, <a href="/facts/4K_resolution/Ehhhg0rD">2160p</a>, <a href="/facts/1080p/Hs7cm6Mv">1080p</a>, <a href="/facts/1080i/0jhp3TNV">1080i</a>, <a href="/facts/720p/kHKsELNr">720p</a>, <a href="/facts/576i/KXywE4Ps">576i</a>, <a href="/facts/480p/V7H5EHWy">480p</a>, <a href="/facts/480i/NTPQFv9B">480i</a>, <a href="/facts/Low-definition_television/gsQ9U9qa">360p</a>, <a href="/facts/Low-definition_television/gsQ9U9qa">288p</a>, <a href="/facts/Low-definition_television/gsQ9U9qa">240p</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Graphics_display_resolution/zyMA9HHI">WSVGA</a>, the associated computer display resolution</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>AfterDawn.com. "576p - AfterDawn: Glossary of technology terms & acronyms". <a href="http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/576p.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/576p.cfm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Jack, Keith (19 June 2005). Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer. Newnes. ISBN 9780750678223 – via Google Books. <a href="9780750678223" target="_blank">9780750678223</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Jack, Keith (19 June 2005). Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer. Newnes. ISBN 9780750678223 – via Google Books. <a href="9780750678223" target="_blank">9780750678223</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Jack, Keith (7 October 2008). Digital Video and DSP: Instant Access. Newnes. ISBN 9780080560120 – via Google Books. <a href="9780080560120" target="_blank">9780080560120</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Recommendation ITU-R BT.1358-1 - Studio parameters of 625 and 525 line progressive television systems (PDF). ITU-R. 2007. <a href="https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/bt/R-REC-BT.1358-1-200709-W!!PDF-E.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/bt/R-REC-BT.1358-1-200709-W!!PDF-E.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Jack, Keith (19 June 2005). Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer. Newnes. ISBN 9780750678223 – via Google Books. <a href="9780750678223" target="_blank">9780750678223</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Jack, Keith (7 October 2008). Digital Video and DSP: Instant Access. Newnes. ISBN 9780080560120 – via Google Books. <a href="9780080560120" target="_blank">9780080560120</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Poynton, Charles (2003). Digital Video and HD: Algorithms and Interfaces. ISBN 9781558607927. <a href="9781558607927" target="_blank">9781558607927</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Digit". IDG Communications. 19 June 2004 – via Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=l-VUAAAAMAAJ&q=PAL+%22576p%22+-wikipedia" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=l-VUAAAAMAAJ&q=PAL+%22576p%22+-wikipedia</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Magazines, S. P. H. (19 February 2007). "HWM". SPH Magazines – via Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DusDAAAAMBAJ&dq=DVD+%22576p%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT50" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=DusDAAAAMBAJ&dq=DVD+%22576p%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT50</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Johnson, Brian; Mackenzie, Duncan (31 January 2006). Xbox 360?For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471771807 – via Google Books. <a href="9780471771807" target="_blank">9780471771807</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"PS3 | Video Output Settings". manuals.playstation.net. <a href="https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/videooutput.html" target="_blank">https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/videooutput.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Buying guide: TVs - Good Gear Guide Australia". www.goodgearguide.com.au. <a href="https://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/362585/buying_guide_tvs/?pp=6" target="_blank">https://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/362585/buying_guide_tvs/?pp=6</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Digital Television - Who's Buying it? Chapter 4: Content and quality" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. p. 134. <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_representatives_Committees?url=cita/digitaltv/report/chapter4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_representatives_Committees?url=cita/digitaltv/report/chapter4.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>