---
title: Binatone TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- United Kingdom
years:
- '1977'
cpus:
- General Instruments AY-3-8600 ?
params:
  name: TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)
  image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-8_1.jpg
  company: /companies/binatone
  company_name: Binatone
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Binatone
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: United Kingdom
  - label: YEAR
    value: ? 1977
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: 8 games
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Two detachable paddles with analog joysticks
  - label: CPU
    value: General Instruments AY-3-8600 ?
  - label: SPEED
    value: Start, Manual serve ?
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: playing options (bat size, ball speed, service...)
  - label: RAM
    value: On screen
  - label: COLORS
    value: 'No'
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker ?
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output
  - label: OS
    value: Yes (unknown spec)
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: External power supply unit
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 'No'
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  forum_thread: 1011
  photos:
  - title: TV MASTER MK 8
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [www.computissimo.ch](http://www.computissimo.ch/) for this picture.
    image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-8_2.jpg
  oc_id: 1037
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001052/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1037
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

This pong is one of the many Binatone systems. As its name indicates, it offers 8 games. In order to understand how this system fits into the Binatone pong range, here is simplified list of the systems :

TV Master MK IV\
TV Master 4 plus 2\
TV Master MK 6\
TV Master MK 8\
TV Master MK 10

Colour TV Game\
Colour TV Game 4 plus 2\
Colour TV Game MK 6\
Colour TV Game MK 10

The first serie, TV Master systems, are all black & white pongs, whereas later Colour TV games have colour display. There do not seem to be an equivalent of the TV master MK 8 in the Colour TV Game serie (8 games); mostly because there were no pong-in-a-chip chipset offering 8 colour games available.

Game selection is made through a big rotating knob placed at the centre of the system case. The two detachable analog joysticks can be stored in slide-in compartments located on both sides of the case. The shape of this plastic case is fairly common and many pongs could be found with the same design.

This system seems to be powered by a General Instruments AY-3-8600 chipset(anyone can confirm ?).