4 x3, 16 x 9, and DVD Players

I have a 4 x 3 sequence. When I export to MPEG 2 through Compressor and make a DVD through DVD Studio Pro, everything is fine......when I play the DVD on a 4 x 3 TV, everything is great.
But when I play the same DVD on a 16 x 9 modern TV, each TV that I've tested will automatically "blow up" the 4 x 3 footage to fill the entire 16 x 9 frame of the TV, thus degrading my footage....
Is there any solution to this besides changing the TV settings? Because on some of the modern TVs that I've tested it on, we couldn't even find the setting to switch the TV settings to 4 x 3. Any answers to this minor problem?

To make a 4:3 setting look good on a 16:9 set, do this. (1) In FCP, create a new anamorphic sequence. (2)Place your 4:3 sequence or clips into this new sequence. If it doesn't automatically "pillar box" all of the clips, select one that is pillar boxed>copy: paste attributes- distort only, and copy to the rest of the cliups on the tome line. Altenatively, put the clip(s) in the browser>motion tab>distort set to 33.33. (3) export via compressor using wide screen best quality (no need to render first). (4) import the m2v video file into DVDSP and place on track. select 16:9 pan and scan. this will create a DVD that plays normally on a 4:3 TV and is pillar boxed without distortion on newer 16:9 sets. Caveat; make sure your DVd player is set correctly for the type of TV you're outputting to.
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