AVCHD 1920 x 1080 Help Please

Can any body please tell me if it is possible to remove the black bars at the top and bottom of my finished DVD, initially I start off importing my AVCHD files from my Sony HXR-MC50 into premiere pro cs5 the files are 1920 x1080. Once I have finished with all the editing I export using the following settings:-Format MPEG2-DVD, once complete I then import this into encore and burn to DVD, I end up with a DVD that plays fine however it has a black bar at the top and bottom, is there anyway these can be removed so footage fits the TV screen.
Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forum:
Did you export to widescreen: the Pixel Aspect Ratio set to 1.212 (if you are on ntsc)?
Dont look at the source i am on PAL.

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