It's true, NEC have made themselves thoroughly aloof and inaccessible in Europe - they can be bought, but you have to look for them. I just complained about this in another thread (and ended up with an Eizo instead).
One option is B&H in New York.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Brand_NEC&ci=6559&N=4042375307+4291324108 They ship around the world and prices are good, but you have to allow for shipping cost, customs and VAT, so it'll probably end up at the same price as locally. However the most excellent Spectraview II calibration software is only available in the US (for some incomprehensible reason), so you'd have to get it there anyway.
The Spectraview software available in Europe isn't nearly as good, and only sold bundled with a special line of Spectraview-branded displays, at a 50% price markup. That's a very expensive solution that I wouldn't recommend, you'd get more value with an Eizo.
So there are complications, which is too bad, because a NEC PA coupled with Spectraview II software is an unbeatable combination in terms of price/performance.
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As for the size / quality ratio: A while ago I bought an NEC P232 locally (Norway), and the SVII software from B&H. That's a 23 inch standard gamut model, nothing fancy. For that money I could have bought a 27 inch wide gamut Dell U2714H, but there was never a doubt in my mind what I wanted. I've had a Dell U-series in my house before, and the thing was such a piece of cr*p that I just returned it immediately and demanded my money back. Which they wouldn't do, even though there was about 1000K difference in color temperature from one side of the screen to the other.
That's what you risk with the cheaper brands.
The little NEC has served me well, until now I finally had the opportunity to get a bigger Eizo (but only because the money was suddenly available).
