There really isn't such a thing as a "PAL" NTSC. Like all other handhelds, it's independent of TV standards. That said, Sony made the timing ALMOST that of NTSC. Because of this, Sony has always lagged on "PAL" support - it was several revisions of the firmware before Sony supported 25Hz videos. It was several revisions of pops before Sony supported PAL PSX games. They are delaying TV-out on the Slim until they figure out how to get the PSP to output PAL compatible video.