16:9 or 4:3    Which Format Works Best, for most hardware?

Hi There,
I am having a problem with knowing what format to burn a DVD in within iDVD..
I burned a DVD slide show made with iPhoto, and when I put it to DVD, and I play it back on my external player all the people in the video seem to be wider than they should be.
It's a regular DVD player, not HD or Blu-Ray..
I was wondering what the best format is for just a regular DVD player/playback output, so everyone looks like they should. (Not stretched, or squished)
What's the rule of thumb for the best compatibility across the board for producing DVDs that look their best across different DVD players?
Thanks for any help, and Happy New Year,
Eric

4:3 aspect ratio normally is a fairly safe bet. However standard television sets are quickly being replaced with wide screens at a record number.
The problem in 16:9 is that the WS flag that tells your standard Dvd player to go wide screen isn't always picked up by the device. And that's when we run into issues.
But to answer your question fully you really need to understand not only aspect ratios but also resolutions. This link usually helps answer a few concerns in regards to Preparing images for iDVD slideshows:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6675.html
Hope the above helps but if not just come on back.
Message was edited by: SDMacuser

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