Viewing dvd on wide screen

i created a movie in imovie. then i shared it to idvd and created a dvd. no matter if i do it in 16;9 or 4:3 when i watch it on most tv screens, parts of it are cut off at the top. is there any way to avoid this?which is my betst choice 4:3 or 16:9? i would like people to be able to view this on their tv screens and not lose stuff at the top. many thanks.

hey there gail,
it depends on the material you start with. if you footage is 4:3, then make a 4:3 movie & burn a 4:3 DVD. same w/ 16:9 material. also the widescreen flag may need to be set on the DVD player for it to recognize a DVD as being 16:9. i've made 16:9 movies & played them back as letterbox on 4:3 screens. on a 16:9 screen a 4:3 movie should play back w/ pillarbox (bars on the sides) & depending on your TV settings for over/under scan, zoom, etc... you may lose some portion of the image. sorry not to be more definitive, but there are a lot of variables, especially w/ TV makers & their settings.
good luck.

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