PAL will do, no sweat! :).. But I'll try to explain myself thoroughly.
PAL DVD line resolution is the only choice. (It'll also auto upscale if done right as you say).
I also realize BD is still in it's infancy. Likewise 24pHDTVs, players and equipment. And it might be hard or impossible to do good transfers. So I'm just encouraging, and try only if you want to. (sorry I can't help).
The reason:________
It's the somewhat heightened voices/sound of PAL25fps that bothers me a bit, and fixing it kind of goes hand in hand with 24p, cause pitch"correcting" isn't really good. And I won't start looking at NTSC. The 3:2 and 480 is icky and interlace is pure horror. :P
That's why I prefer BD ->24<- over DVD, even at same line resolution (non HD). Hope you followed. :)
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