Burn DVD for Full 16:9 Playback on TV

I've edited a video with Final Cut Pro 7 that was shot in 1920x1080 24P and exported as a 1920x1080 QuickTime movie. I imported the movie
into iDVD with 16:9 settings and burned a DVD. When I played it back on my 16:9 tv, it was letterboxed on the top and bottom. What do I have to
do so the video image fills the entire 16:9 tv screen?

iDVD: DV widescreen 16:9 workflow from Final Cut Pro
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2179?viewlocale=en_US
Final Cut Express: DV widescreen 16:9 workflow for iDVD at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1611
and
Preparing your Final Cut Express or Final Cut Pro movie to work with iDVD at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6652.html

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