OK, from the salesteam at Globalmediapro they now say; "JVC promised delivery in the end of August. Now they promise this week".

But if thats for there office in New Zealand or in the UK, I dont now.

Not much help for you though, living on the other side of the Atlantic.

I have ordered one from videoguys in australia and I am being told end of this week.

I just got this email from JVC Australia:
Dear Sean,

Thanks for your email. We are expecting a limited quantity shipment in
this week & after our QA programme is completed they will be released to
the dealer channels. Late this week /early next week. Delivery to you will
depend on the dealer you ordered through and I suppose the date you
ordered, We do not expect to have delivery of any orders received in the
past fortnight till end August at best.

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Kind regards
JVC Professional Products Australia