How does 24p affect me? (a man trying to figure out if he needs the 800u)

[victimsofadown]

So... I just had an epiphany... I was looking at all this stuff for the last 3-4 months and have my whole plan figured out. That was to wait until the new 50" V-series comes out, and if they are awesome and reasonably priced get THAT. If they aren't awesome and/or reasonably priced then the 800U's will be cheaper and I'll either be able to get a 50" on the cheap or a 58" for about what I'd pay for a 50" right now.

But sitting here tonight I got to thinking... why the hell do I want an 800U so badly? I was looking at audio equipment when I realized "I'm not an audiophile... I don't need every bell and whistle, I need a mainstream player." Now I'm starting to wonder if I'm going overboard with my televisionness?

I went for the 800U initially for 2 reasons.

1) the 24P playback]
2) THX mode being nearly calibrated out of the box. (I don't know how to calibrate, and I know I couldn't get someone to calibrate it without my wife murdering me... if I was dead I couldn't enjoy my tv so...)

But I started to think about it today...

1) WHAT IS THIS? I mean... I know what it is, but I can't figure out if it's worth the money. I watch movies right now (and for the last 2 years) with a television that does the 3:2 pulldown thing, and I've never noticed a damned thing! Is this a big deal? Is it something I'm going to notice after I get the TV and then go "ooooooh, THAT is what it's supposed to be" ? Or is it going to be something my wife goes "...$500 extra...? Really?"

2) I started thinking that with some calibration tips on the interwebs I could probably get the TV relatively close to where it should be---but I don't know.

Please convince me one way or the other, and if it isn't worth my while to hold out for these admittedly freakin' awesome (but very possibly not necessary) peices of equipment what should I be looking at? the 80u? the 85u?

Thanks so much you guys!