Panasonic 16/9 1024x768 plasma monitor

I have a TH-42PHD8UK professionnal plasma display from Panasonic. This display has VGA, Component, Composite and HDMI inputs.
I would be interested in connecting a Mac Mini to this display to set up a Media Center.
My question is : Will I get any distortion considering this display uses rectangular pixels ?
How should I use this display to prevent distortion ?
Please help... I am sure I am not the only one with this issue. Many plasma displays are using rectangular pixels.
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.6) TH42PHD8UK Panasonic

I did not buy the Mac mini yet. I first want to be sure it will work well with my plasma.
What do you mean with wide resolution ?
Is your Sony also using rectangular pixels ?
If I have to use the HDMI input, I have another question : I am already using this input with my DVD player, how can I share this input between my dvd player and the mac mini ?

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