DVD for 16:9 & 4:3 Televisions

Hey guys, fairly new to DVDSP. I have an 16:9 HD FCP Project and was wondering what the process entails as far as having a DVD that will play in it's right aspect ratio on a widescreen TV and then letterboxed on a 4:3 TV.
I understand how to letterbox the dvd, but I actually want it to play in it's full 16:9 on a wide, and then play on a 4:3 television as well without looking squished. Help anyone?

Michael:
Encode your project to MPEG2 using the right 16:9 preset.
In DVDSP, create your track, drag&drop the video and set Display Mode 16:9 letterbox. That way you track will play full screen in widescreen TVs and letterboxed in 4:3 ones.
Remember that TVs and DVD players settings can override this configuration, but there is nothing yu can do to prevent a bad system setting.
Hope that helps !
  Alberto

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