Encoding Help pls

Here's the MediaInfo from the DVD remux I made:

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12
Codec ID : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Duration : 24mn 0s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 5 114 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 7 500 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 24.123 fps
Original frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.613
Time code of first frame : 00:59:59:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed : Open
GOP, Open/Closed of first frame : Closed
Stream size : 878 MiB (96%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
FromStats_SOURCE_ID : 0100E0

Just stick with 23.976 and see if it jitters?

>>59258956
I'll give that a shot. I was also thinking maybe just run something like QTGMC over it and try to leave it at 29.970fps. Should remove the combing and leave the frames as is, no?