16:9 aspect ratio - export to DVD

We want to produce some DVDs in 16:9 which play on a widescreen TV properly ie filling up all the screen and not warped in any way. also we would like the DVD to play on a regular 4:3 TV as letterboxed, and on a computer as 16:9
We filmed the production in DVCAM 16:9, digitised in as 16:9, and edited in FCP as 16:9.
At this point we have been trying with different settings and methods of exporting, we have tried using compressor, then to DVDSP, or as QT to Toast.
Results so far - all warped in some way, either letterboxed, stretched, zoomed, pillarboxed or a combination of the above.
Does anyone know of exactly what settings we need to use to get our project onto DVD in widescreen?
The proj is 2.5hrs long, we work in PAL and we are using FCP Version 6.0.2, Compressor Version 3.0.2 DVDSP Version 4.2.1
Thanks to anyone who can help
Meris

This has always worked for me:
FCP: File Export QTMovie... current settings.
COMPRESSOR: 16:9 High Quality 90 minute (choose ac3 for your audio in here)
Then, in DVDSP make sure the setting is correct in the above window.
Also - check your preview (forgot what it's called)you can change it to widescreen also. Dbl check there that indeed all is good.
Then, as said above also - run it on DVDPlayer in your applications folder. Don't watch it FULL screen, watch it as a window in your finder. There you'll get a read on EXACTLY what the dvd is sending... if you see a 4:3 window with letterboxing something is wrong. You should (SHOULD) see a 16:9 window with no distortion or letterboxing.
Once you determine that, the issue will be your setup of DVD player and TV.
CaptM

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Thank you this was very helpful. I had NOT in fact set the preferences ofr 16:9 encoding. I have now burned another DVD having made this change.
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