Widescreen format on purchased movies

I am running Apple TV through a 42" Lowe TV using the 1084 HD setting. The format I normally run on is letterbox and the TV allows multiple types of widescreen format. When I play my movie purchased through iTunes, I cannot override the format using the TV, yet the movie itself is stretched vertically, as if you were watching standard pan and scan rather than widescreen. Any quick fix?

Try hitting MENU and + on the Apple remote for 6 seconds. This should allow you to cycle thru the display resolutions. See if one gives the picture you want. Does the Lowe's have a native or maximum setting you can set before for selecting the input the TV is on.

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