16:9 is Letterboxed on Widescreen TV

I have a 16:9 FCP project, exported QT 16:9 file and made 16:9 MPEG2 file for DVD using Episode Pro. This plays anamorphic in QT. Created a DVDSP4 project SD 16:9 Letterboxed. Plays fine in simulation. Final DVD is letterbox on a widescreen TV making the frame appear somewhat squished. I have not had this problem in DVDSP3. DVD's made this way in DVDSP3 are all anamorphically displayed on a widescreen TV and letterboxed on a 4:3 display. Any suggestions? Thanks, Jim

Jim,
It almost sounds like this is an issue with the display settings of the DVD player and/or TV than it is with the DVD itself. Obviously you're simulating in "16x9 Letterbox" mode since it looks right there.
The only other thing I would think is that you letterboxed your video as part of a 4x3 MPEG which you put into a 16x9 track and that your simulator settings are hiding this by making it "look right". That sounds far fetched though... so I'm sticking with it's the DVD player's/TV's fault.
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