4:4 pulldown?

[admin_exported]

After reading the review of the new 32" Panny lcd, I am confused about "4:4 pulldown." It says in the review that 4:4 pulldown is "not true 24fps," but I thought 4:4 pulldown simply meant that the tv shows each frame four times - so 24fps becomes 96Hz, much like Pioneer's tvs show 24fps content at 72Hz, which I would have thought could be described as 3:3 pulldown. So, what exactly does "4:4 pulldown" mean?

I know this might not be that important, but I do understand about 3:2 pulldown and frame-rate conversion and stuff, and this is bugging me so could someone put me out of my misery and explain this to me?

 

[Clare Newsome]

Don't fret - it is, just as you say, merely that the TV shows each frame four times. What it can't do (if indeed anyone would want to do) is show 24fps without any frame repetition.

But as I say, it really isn't an issue - the only reason we mentioned pulldown at all is that some people seem obsessed by the arithmetic,as opposed to the true performance of the set.

 

[Anonymous]

Nice one Clare, you have put my mind at rest. Muchly appreciated as always.