Fullscreen Video playback shows wrong line at top and bottom

I have a very annoying problem for years now, it happens with various Windows-OS (XP, Vista, Win 7) and no iTunes/Quicktime update changed anything ever:
If I watch my iTunes Video clips (all bought in the iTunes store) in fullscreen the first (header) line of the video playback is displayed at the bottom and vice versa. You need to watch a video with different colors in the upper and lower part, then the error is quite noticeable.
I use ATI Graphics cards.
Anyone knows a solution?

Thanks for your quick answer, however I did try that and the problem
remained. Also, DVD's that I buy in the store play fullscreen without having
to change any settings to the player nor the TV so way should it now? (just
wondering)
The only way to get it to play full screen is set the TV to "cinema 1"
instead of "16:9". But then it looks like the image is blown up.
I'm not sure if it's relevant but the TV is a widescreen LCD HD flatpanel,
DVD player is a standard (cheap) one.

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