---
title: GRANDSTAND T.V. Game Model 2000
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- United Kingdom
years:
- '1977'
cpus:
- TMS-1965 from Texas Instruments
params:
  name: T.V. Game Model 2000
  image: /media/museum/photos/grandstand_2000_1s.jpg
  company: /companies/grandstand
  company_name: GRANDSTAND
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: T.V. Game Model 2000
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Grandstand
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: United Kingdom
  - label: YEAR
    value: ? 1977
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Football, Squash, Tennis, Practice
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Two detachable controllers with one knob each
  - label: CPU
    value: TMS-1965 from Texas Instruments
  - label: SPEED
    value: Game Reset
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Game selection, Ball Angle (20°/40°), Ball Speed (fast/slow), Bar Size (small/large), Auto serve (on/off) & Power switch
  - label: RAM
    value: On screen
  - label: COLORS
    value: Black & white
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 27 (L) x 14.5 (D) x 5 (H) cm
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output, power in
  - label: OS
    value: 6 x CM2 cell batteries
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: External power supply (9V DC, 360 mW)
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 'No'
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  photos:
  - title: T.V. GAME MODEL 2000
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/grandstand_2000_1.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/grandstand_2000_box.jpg
  oc_id: 1288
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152924/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1288
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

The Grandstand T.V. Game 2000 is a classic pong system sold in U.K. It can be also found under different other brands worldwide, for example as the [Univox 41N](/museum/univox-41n/) in France.

The system itself seems to have been made in Korea. The electronic board is labeled "F'GAMATIC-7600". Indeed many Gamatic 7600 systems identical to this one can be found worldwide, the earliest one being a japanese Gamatic 7600 system released in 1976.

The case design is not particularly original: black rectangle with two detachable controllers and a wide control panel at the top. The controllers are also rectangular with a dial to move the bat on screen and a red button each, one to serve (left player) and the other to reset the game (right player).

As mostly all the systems powered by the TMS-1965 chipset from Texas Instruments, the T.V. Game Model 2000 offers 4 pong games : Football, Squash, Tennis and Practice delivered by this specialised chip (the TMS-1965 was pin-to-pin compatible with the more popular AY-3-8500 chip from General Instruments)

On the control panel can be found the usual setting switches: ball speed (slow/fast), automatic service (on/off), game selection, rebound angle (20°/40°), bat size (small/big) and power switch. The system can be powered by six CM2 battery cells or through an external power supply (9v DC, 360 mW).