Watching In 4:3 Aspect Ratio Spoilt My LCD Screen ??!!

so after couple months of watching tv in 4:3 aspect ratio..............i switched to widescreen mode and there's 2 vertical lines on the left and right sides of the screen (boundaries for 4:3)
also the areas of the screen beyond the 2 vertical ''boundaries'' are dimmer than the middle portion of the screen !
i know Toshiba aren't great at LCD TVs but this is ridiculous..............is there anyway to fix this (factory reset ??)....or will i get any help from the service centre ?
i'm from Singapore and the Toshiba service centre here SUCKS big-time but can i expect them to get me a new LCD panel or do i have to live with the issue ?

I expect you should use the NTSC format, not HD in the Easy Setup.
You can right-click on a video clip and choose Item Properties to see how it's captured.

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