The U series I believe is an LCD T.V, and due to the "slower" pixel response nature of LCD you may experience a slight picture smear during fast scenes and it may include football games.
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It's definitely a plasma. The model is TH-P46U20S and here's the spec:
TV Tuner
Integrated Tuners World 17-System (Analogue)/DVB-T (Digital)
Teletext Reception 1000P Level 2.5, FASTEXT/LIST/TOP
Display
Screen Size 46" (116 cm) diagonal
Panel G13 Progressive Full-HD Plasma Display Panel
Resolution Full-HD 1,920 x 1,080 (16:9)
Applicable PC signals VGA, WVGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA, SXGA 60Hz, 1920 x 1080
Applicable Scanning Format
Full-HD 1125 (1080)/50i, 1125 (1080)/60i, 1125 (1080)/24p (HDMI only), 1125 (1080)/50p (HDMI only), 1125 (1080)/60p (HDMI only)
HD 750 (720)/50p, 750 (720)/60p
SD 525 (480)/60i, 525 (480)/60p, 625 (576)/50i, 625 (576)/50p
Contrast Ratio (in dark surroundings) Dynamic: 2,000,000:1
Moving Picture Resolution 900 lines
600 Hz Sub-Field Drive yes
24p Smooth Film/Playback no/ yes
Shades of Gradation 6,144 equivalent steps of gradation
x.v. Colour yes
3D Colour Management yes
Picture Mode Dynamic/Normal/Cinema/True Cinema/Game
Sound
Speakers 10 W x 2, 1-Way 2 Speakers
Sound Mode Music/Speech/User
Virtual Surround V-Audio
Input/Output
VIERA Image Viewer (SD Card Input) yes (AVCHD*/SD-VIDEO*/JPEG/MP3 playback) (SDXC/SDHC compatible)
HDMI Input/ Support Feature 3 (1 side, 2 rear)/ Audio Return Channel (Input 2)
Composite Video Input AV1/2/3: RCA phono type (2 rear, 1 side)
Audio Input (for Video) AV1/2/3: RCA phono type connectors [L, R] (2 sets rear, 1 side)
Component Video Input RCA phono type [Y , PB/CB, PR/CR] (1 set rear)
PC Input Mini D-sub 15-pin x 1 (rear)
Monitor Out RCA phono type (1 rear)
Digital Audio Output (Optical) yes
Headphone Jack 1 (side)
Features
EPG (7days) yes
VIERA Tools yes
VIERA Link yes (HDAVI Control 5)
Multi Window PAT
Eco Mode** yes
Game Mode yes
Off Timer yes
Child Lock yes
General
Power Save Mode yes
Power Supply AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60Hz
Rated Power Consumption 300 W
Standby Power Consumption 0.4 W
Dimensions (W x H x D) (w/o stand) 1,132 x 722 x 93 mm
Dimensions (W x H x D) (with stand) 1,132 x 767 x 401 mm
Weight (w/o stand) 26.0 kg
Weight (with stand) 29.0 kg
Thanks in advance.