For all of you who were anxious & foolish enough to go out & buy plasma TV's, this news won't make you feel any better about it. Of course, at this point, these are rumors & speculation, but it doesn't take a giant leap of faith to follow the trail of bread crumbs. For those of you who don't know, the average lifespan of a plasma TV is only ~30K hours, or about 3.5 years.

"The denial, however, is a little half hearted and it won't say what the direction of its plans will be after the first of April next year, which is the start of its next financial year."