For iMovie 4:  Edit in 4:3 or 16:9 for playbacks in mostly classroom TVs

I have a Canon HV20 and I'm shooting in HiDef. When I connect to my iMac I have the option of sending a 16:9 (my acquisition format) or a 4:3 version for editing. Of course I will be editing in standard definition because IMovie 4 doesn't support HiDef. My concern is that if I edit in 16:9 and play back the iDVD-created DVD on a 4:3 TV, the images are squished because not all older 4:3 TVs found in school classrooms have a "view" format option that would allow viewing the 16:9 image as a 4:3 unsquished image. I know that most or all DVD DECKS have playback "view" options that allow you to see 16:9 images on a 4:3 TV by going into "Set Up" on the players to do a conversion of sorts, but I know this will be way too much of a challenge for many people to do on their various DVD players around the country. People rather detest consulting their user manuals.
If I edited in 16:9, all current HiDef or or non-HD widescreen TVs (I think) should have an easy-to-do "view" options on the TV remote where one could chose the 4:3 format (it's not called "4:3 mode", but there'd be a selection among the choices that allows "4:3" viewing) without squishing of the image.
So I'm thinking I should edit in 4:3 because my HV20 allows me the option of "letterboxing" the video on its way to iMovie 4, and thereby I'd have a product that would be most compatible with older TVs (5 to 10 years old).
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I must do this last project in standard defintion before I buy a new iMac with iMove 09.
Thanks really a lot !!!

Not only doesn't iMovie 4 support HD (High Definition), it also doesn't support widescreen.
So, you have to settle for 4:3 or but iLife '05 or iLife '06. Both contains an iMovie that supports both HD and widescreen.

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