HD 16:9 to SD DVD for viewing on widescreen SD TV

I know this has probably been discussed many times here before but I couldn't find anything with a search. I want to take my 16:9 HD movie and make a SD DVD which will auto zoom to fill a SD Widescreen TV.
Is there any way this can be done? Do I have to make do with letterboxing, which is not ideal when the client has a 28inch Widescreen SD TV, the movie on screen looks so small because of the black bands top & bottom.
One other question, can someone explain what anamorphic 16:9 is?
Many thanks
Mark

Hi, if you are using final cut pro you can take the HD-movie and place it in a 4:3 dv sequence. There you can drag it to the right size. After that you highlight the sequence in the browser and export it using compressor. Anamorphic 16:9 is a 4:3 file with rectangular pixels, when the pixels turns the picture becomes wider.

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