McIntosh Laboratory has launched its first video products here in Denver. The Binghampton, NY-based audio legend has applied its technological expertise and fanatically high level of engineering to a new projector, video processor, and AV receiver.
A companion piece for the new MDLP1 projector, the VP1000 video processor is a line-rate scaler inserted between video source components and higher resolution displays such as plasma, LCD, DLP and HD video displays. The VP1000 the VP1000 performs video adjustment functions such as color, sharpness and contrast, and features dual scalers, allowing users to make image adjustments from many separate sources to two different displays in independent zones.

The VP1000’s inputs include 4 HDMI, 6 Component, 6 S-Video and 6 Composite; outputs included Composite, S-Video, Component and HDMI up to 1080p. An RS232 port provides for control of other systems. A large 2 x 20 character alphanumeric florescent display and advanced OSD setup menus add to the VP1000’s flexibility and ease of use.

The processor comes with McIntosh’s UEI HR057 dedicated remote control and a ceiling mounting bracket. McIntosh’s new AP1000 Audio Control Center features a dedicated control interface port for the VP1000. The combination of these two processors is said to result in an unprecedented “two-box� A/V solution.

In addition to allowing for total video switching and processing of the VP1000 through the AP1000 Audio Control Center, another benefit of this two-box combination is that when video software upgrades are available, consumers upgrade only the video portion and not the more expensive audio/video processor.