Wrong aspect ratio (4:3) HDV files (16:9)

Hi!
I'm using iDVD 5.0.1.
My source video is HDV 1080i.
iDVD preview shows 16:9 aspect, but my burned DVD disks played in Apple DVD Player and regular DVD players are displaying 4:3 aspect ratio... (on 4:3 and 16:9 TV sets)
How can I fix this problem?
regards
andrzej
G5 2x2   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  
G5 2x2   Mac OS X (10.3.6)  

Thanks for info but I'm importing HDV 1080i (1920x1080) file from Final Cut5, not from iMovie...
The file has already aspect ratio of 1.777777 (16:9)
Of course I can recompress it to DV anamorphic codec (in QT Pro) and degrade even more image quality but it's worst scenario...
regards
andrzej
G5 2x2   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  
G5 2x2   Mac OS X (10.3.6)  

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