[how-to] Force widescreen output from my MacBook?

Hi!
I have a Samsung CRT widescreen TV at home that I use to connect my MacBook to. The problem is that the TV output format is 4:3, although the TV is perfectly capable of 16:9.
As I can see no way of changing the secondary display properties (except for some 4:3 resolutions only), does anyone know how to tell the MacBook to ignore whatever info it gets from the TV and send anamorphic (16:9) output?
All I know by now is that everything is configured automatically, therefore no need for tunning is required
Thanks!
Cristian.

hey there,
a friend recently got a Sanyo CRT HDTV w/ an HDMI connector. if your TV has one you can connect using a miniDVI > DVI adapter on MacBook, then connect to TV w/ a DVI > HDMI.
good luck.

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