24p logo on a Pioneer receiver, why?

[mainman]

I am looking for a new receiver and was checking the Pioneer EU site (I am from EU).

I have my eye on the Pioneer LX50 receiver. So what I did was compare it with another reciever, and saw that this receiver supports 24p.

Here is the product overview page for the receiver:
http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/4...X50/index.html
It is called "HD Digital Film Direct 24", you can find it under main features.

Well, my question is, why does a reciever need to support this?
If I buy a different HDMI receiver that doesn't have this feature, will I not be able to enjoy 24p (if both my tv and player support this), because of the receiver?

Must the receiver have this feature, in order for it to stream the (24fps) video from the player to the tv?

Question for the guys that have an HDMI receiver:
'Are you guys able to play your BD movies in 24fps, with your current HDMI receiver?'

Thanks

[Robmx]

This is one of the main reasons why I won't buy a receiver till I can get 1.3a HDMI and it supports 60hz/24p as my tv and my PS3 do ! Im waiting till more options come out !

[tmt7734]

In short yes. Most high end AV recievers do not simply pass through the HDMI signal, the do some signal processing. For example, My Onkyo TX-SR875 takes HDMI, componet, and S-video and scales them all to 1080p60. If I set the PS3 or HD-A30 to 24fps, the onkyo still spits out 1080p@60HZ according to my display. I have watched a few 24fps sources with the hdmi direct to the display and really cant tell any difference between that and the 60Hz from my reciever.