The NEC 240 & 260 are regular computer product projectors, and can be purchased by any computer reseller from the big Canadian computer distrubutors, who all happen to be located in Toronto ( both the 240 & 260 are in stock, but don't ask me ). However, even with a tiny dealer markup + taxes, it would still be slightly cheaper to legitimately import one from the USA, pay shipping, duties, taxes. That's the way it is in the Great White North.
As usual, who wants to buy without seeing one first ?!
When I bought my last projector, both Infocus & Proxima had a try-before-you-buy program which let me check out the LP350 and DX3 ( I bought the DX3 ).
It's too bad the PJ manufacturers don't have a travelling road-show or seminars whereby we could checkout their line-ups.
- Andy