Best Aspect Ratio for Most DVD Players?

Hello savvy users,
I'm getting ready to deliver the Master DVD to the duplication house.
What, in your experienced opinion, is the best aspect ratio to use for folks to play on their players.
It's a HIGH SCHOOL recruitment video that will be handed out to parents, etc.
(I may have missed it -- I've searched the forum but couldn't find an answer...)
Thanks

Oh Please...stop the sobbing!! Did I ask questions on this forum without knowing the basics?...absolutely not!! Im here to help but that would be impossible to do without you knowing a little about video before you can do that. There's way too much to cover over a internet forum. Beside I gave you some good info already. Here's some more. You'll recieve more help if you dont take things so personally.
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/16-9_dvdsp_setupstone.html
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/fcp_homepageindex.html#dvd
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