16:9 Standard Def Sequence Settings

Bye bye 4:3 and hello 16:9. Is this an OK Sequence Setting for 16:9 standard def timelines:
HD 960 x 720 16:9 at 29.97fps using DV/DVCPRO NTSC compressor? The product is a standard def DVD in 16:9, of course.

Disregarding long term storage problems for a moment, there are still a lot of broadcasters that use SD 4:3 as their main format.
In Europe, the commercial broadcasters letterbox their ad breaks into 4:3 even if its in the middle of a 16:9 big box office movie.
But even that will break down one day and they will start to air real HD. When it comes, your HD master is ready to go in all it's glory.
Provided that everyone's eyes still work after watching years of fuzzy YouTube video and accepting it as state of the art...

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