Project Setting - Transcoding Settings question

Hello all,
I am a bit confused on the Encore settings.    Should I leave them as the default or should I tweak them??    The DVD tests that I have made seem to have a little bit of interlacing during playback in the Sony player that I am using via HDMI to the Sony TV.
When I check "project settings" in Encore it shows: Transcode Settings:   Codec MPEG 2, 720x480 Frame Rate 29.97 (my project is 23.976fps)
                                                                                                              Fields : Lower Field First
When I check "edit quality presets"   It shows Export Settings - MPEG2 Blu-ray,    1280x720p 23.976
                                                                    Summary:
                                                                    Output:           1280x720 23.976 De-interlaced
                                                                     Source           1920 x 1080 23.98, Lower
                                                                     Basic Video Settings:
                                                                                                     1280x720, 23.976
                                                                                                      Field Order None(progressive)
I guess It just seem like there is conflicing info with the Fields and with the Frame Rate.
Is this the way it is supposed to be or do I need to customize the settings?
Thank you in advance for being nice.

Stan,
Ok..just to clarify. Sorry for the long delay.
   When I start encore and I get the "new project" window, I select DVD and
under the transcode settings, it shows Fields: Lower Field First.
Is this ok?   I guess I would think it would be None or Progressive
Thanks
Ted

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