Mini-DV to S-video out resolutions

I read a number of posts here about monitor/TV screen resolution conflicts, but I want to make sure I have this straight...
When I connect my 24" iMac to a standard 4:3 TV with Apple's mini-DV to S-video adapter, the monitor resolution reduces from 1920x1200 to match the TV screen's lower res, with a large black border covering much of the monitor.
This is OK if I'm just showing a QT movie, but I want to see After Effects footage on the TV as I work on it. And I need to work on the footage full-screen on the iMac.
Any way around this problem using the $20 adapter? If not, is there a 3rd-party solultion?
Thanks,
Andy
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Thanks namke, had no idea that rectangular pixels were employed to achieve widescreen on a TV - you learn something new everyday!
I wondered what other MacBook users get when they plug in the mini dvi to s-video adpater because 16:9 resolution is an option when a DVI adapter is plugged into my Mac mini (e.g. 1024 x 576), but not my MacBook.

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