Uzey,
If you don't want a dvd recorder, then yes, the JVC is the only one that can handle ntsc & pal prog scan and dvd-ram.
techtronics sells it for £180 with delivery and multi-region.
empire or excellent
be-direct sells the reg2 version for £165 delivered.
Otherwise, if you could consider recorder, then you can get the new Panny E55 recorder which Andy recommended for £250 (delivered I think, that means only £15 more than Reg2) from
dvdplayers or
multiregionmagic, both makes good multi-region conversions, otherwise I think leconcepts are good too, their price is £250 without delivery, but they easily can price match
leconcepts
Wasabi