ae500 bulb price and availability?

[mathew]

thinking into the future here, what is the availability and price like for the ae500 bulbs?

 

[2manyconsoles]

^

about to drop off the page, would like to know this too.

 

[mathew]

i know how much they are officially, around £250 I think

but where do you buy them, are they readily available, is the price going to rocket if no where stocks them, etc