What's the difference between PAL and NTSC in PLAYSTATION 3?

Question

Do they have the same ports at the back for connecting to a TV?
If I buy any of them, can I travel around the world and still be able to play different games from different countries?
Thanks.

The first answer didn't help at all. Is there someone who can actually answer my questions?

Answer 1

dRu gave a great answer. I'll add to it, that NTSC PS3 is better (20GB and 60GB versions). They have a full hardware support for PS1/2 games due to 2 chips from PS2: Emotion Engine (CPU) and Graphics Synthesizer (GPU). Almost all PS1/2 games run.
There was no 20GB for PAL regions. 60GB PAL has only PS2's GPU - only around 80% of old games can be played.
80GB exists only in NTSC regions.
40GB version is the same in PAL and NTSC regions (except in Japan, where white 40GB version is available with white Dualshock 3 included).

Answer 2

There has been endless debate on the relative merits of the quality of PAL images versus the quality of NTSC images. In this article, I want to present you with the arguments for and against both PAL and NTSC on DVD so that you can make an informed decision when purchasing your DVDs in regards to the best version to buy. As you will see in this article, it is not necessarily the case that PAL is always better or that NTSC is always better. However, I aim to point out the reasons why you should prefer one format over the other, and in which circumstances you should prefer one format over the other.
As an aside, if you are not familiar with the concept of 16x9 enhancement, I strongly recommend that you read my article on this topic, as your understanding of the remainder of this article will be significantly enhanced if you understand 16x9 enhancement.

As a further aside, if you have a Region 1 DVD player you in all likelihood cannot play PAL DVDs both for reasons of Region locking and because the great majority of Region 1 DVD players have had their PAL playback ability disabled, not to mention the fact that most NTSC display devices cannot display PAL images.

They're Not Really PAL or NTSC
The first thing I need to clarify about DVD is that PAL and NTSC are words and formats that are applied to DVD for convenience, and because of historical convention. There is nothing fundamental about a DVD which makes it either PAL or NTSC, but for simplicity and brevity, I will continue to use these terms throughout this article.
At their heart, DVDs are merely carriers of data files with compressed audio-visual information contained therein. This information can be placed on DVD in one of two resolutions; 720 x 576 pixels (PAL DVDs), or 720 x 480 pixels (NTSC DVDs), and with various frame rates (24, 25, and 30 frames per second are common). The DVD player itself takes this data file and formats it appropriately for display in either PAL or NTSC


Conclusions
PAL is a higher resolution format for DVD than NTSC. All else being equal, a PAL DVD of a movie should look significantly better than the equivalent NTSC DVD.
If a PAL version of a movie DVD is not 16x9 enhanced and the NTSC version is 16x9 enhanced, then the NTSC version will be the preferred version, all else being equal.
For video-based material, it is generally better for the DVD to remain in the same format as the source material.
Do your homework before purchasing a DVD! Check as many resources as you can in order to determine which version of a particular DVD is the most appropriate one to purchase.

Answer 3

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