HD export won't letterbox

I've been through this problem before, but for some reason I'm running into it again. I export my DVCPRO HD 720p60 (960x720) using current settings and drop it into Compressor, then use DVD best quality 90 minute settings at 16:9. After verifying my track settings in DVDSP I burn the DVD. In the past, my DVD has correctly letterboxed the 16x9 footage on a 4x3 TV and also displayed correctly on a widescreen TV at 16:9. Now however, no matter what I do I get a squeezed picture on the 4x3 TV!
What I have tried:
-Exporting square pixel 1280x720 uncompressed for compression: no good
-exporting currents settings (DVCPRO 720p60 which is 960x720 with a 1.2 px aspect): no good
-Every possible setting in aspect ratio even though I know they wouldn't work: no good
One last note, and this makes me suspect there's possibly corruption somewhere in compressor: I've been unable to make changes to the Dimensions area of the Geometry tab, they are permanently grayed out.
I'm at the end of my rope here, I have been struggling to do this for 2 days and getting nowhere. The most frustrating part is I've done this a hundred times before and never had this issue.
Thanks in advance.

When you simulate the dvd on your mac, is it correctly formatted for playback there? If so, then the problem is likely a setting in your DVDSP file. When you click on the track in your graphical view, is the display mode set for 16:9 letterbox?

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