“If you have a TV that can actually reproduce the original 24-frame-per-second signal and triple it or quadruple it to 72 Hz or 120 Hz, then panning will look much smoother,”

I realize this is a quote, but the quotee got it wrong.  24fps quadrupled is 96, not 120.  I think he meant quintupled.

There’s bound to be some lively discussion at AVS regarding repetition vs interplation.

None of the 120 Hz Tv’s out right now do 5:5 pulldown.  Why do so many tout 24fps as a benefit of these Tv’s, when we are not really seeing a native 24 fps signal.  It’s converted to 60 Hz and then doubled.  What’s so special about that?  Tell me when we can view 24 fps natively, and then I’ll be excited.

Sony xbr 4/5 claim to do it natively

Just buy a plasma and forget about motion problems and unrealistic color reproduction that even the finest LCD’s still suffer with. I have been selling hi-end electronics for 14 years and I have never seen ANY TV come close to the performance of a Pioneer Elite plasma. So do yourself a favor…go see one….buy one….and relax knowing you have obtained the finest TV on the planet.

I’ve heard it said:

Stationary images will burn into a plasma.  If you’re also going to use your display as a computer monitor or for “games,” then you should go for an LCD.

Stationary images don’t burn into plasmas, they DID and then the technology got better. Plasma screens are also better for gaming, they have no response time delays.