I’ve never owned a piece of McIntosh gear, and probably never will. I like the retro-style look of McIntosh gear, though my wife would probably say it looks too old. But what stops me personally from buying McIntosh is the high prices. And McIntosh’s newly announced DLP projector continues that tradition by costing upwards of $30k. The MDLP1 projector will be a 1080p affair. You get the MDLP1 with a separate scaler, the VP1000. Whew! For those prices, I hope the image quality is really really nice!

In the above image you see McIntosh’s scaler on top of their new pre/processor. The VP1000 scaler has 4 HDMI and 6 components video inputs. The AP1000 Audio Control Center sitting under the VP1000 uses the VP1000 as its video switcher. Ultimate AV says that both of these will sell for $10k.

McIntosh hits projector-land with 1080p DLP unit
McIntosh Processors