24 fps HD video vs 30 fps HD video: is there an advantage?

I asked this same question about a week ago and just voted the ONLY answer as Best Answer but Y! A's in its "infinite wisdom" (and non-compliant servers?) said I voted for "No Best Answer" which is NOT true so I apologize the gentleman ("Z") who should have gotten the ten points.

Other than that nonsense, are there any functional advantages to going 24 fps vis 30 fps? I plan on possibly getting a Nikon P7000 or Canon G12 and their HD video is at 24 fps. The Canon SX30 also has HD video but shoots at 30 fps (but has a smaller sensor size, higher optical magnification, and higher resolution - not the same type of camera). I'm in the USA, I do understand different frame rates, I just want to know if there's an advantage to going to 30 fps instead of 24 fps as I only want to "buy once" for a cheapazoid video camera that doubles as a high-grade point and shoot. Right now the Nikon P7000 "wins" for me but I'm waiting for the Image Quality test results.

Added (1). Btw: It was Mike Z who answered this before and didn't get the 10 points he deserved. Either my computer is messing up or Y! A's servers are misbehaving again.

Usually it's explained that movies are shot in 24FPS for that movie feel whereas 30FPS is shot for that home video feel. But it really depends on the person and I haven't done any AB comparisons so your mileage may vary.

There are many threads that try to explain it.
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/film-look-methods-techniques/16052-24fps-vs-30fps.html

The only disadvantage to 24FPS (but not a fault of its lower FPS count) is that for regular 60hz monitors/TVs it usually has to perform a 3:2 pulldown. In other words, there are four frames of film for every five frames of 60 Hz video and because 24 doesn't divide into 60 evenly it has to "stretch" the frames to make it appear as five frames. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecine#2:3_pulldown).

Hence the reason for 120Hz TVs because it divides evenly into both 24FPS and 30FPS content.

24fps is commonly referred to as the 'film look' or 'cine look'. 24fps would not look good when shooting fast moving subjects, like in sports for example. Shooting at 24fps would be best for special scenes to show detail for example. That said, not all video editing programs support 24fps, like consumer-based NLE's. 30fps is very common and will give you excellent imagery, just as 60fps (when used correctly). Also both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc support 24p frame rate, but technical implementations of this mode are different among the two formats. Blu-ray Disc supports 24p with its native timing, while HD DVD uses 60i timing for 24p (replacing missing frames with "repeat field flags"). That's something to consider; how will you share your projects? What media? Etc.

I have two camcorders that can record 24fps and I have pro NLE programs that support it, but I don't use 24fps. I get awesome results with 30fps as well as 60fps.