A player outputting 480i doesn't run into this problem because 3:2 pulldown is only an issue when deinterlacing film material, so there's no need to worry about 3:2 pulldown with 480i output. When you play back a 480i source at 480i to a display that operates at 480i (as would be the case with a DVD player used with a standard definition TV), none of this is an issue.