On my Plasma I stretch the screen to promote even wear across the entire display and to prevent burning the black bar image into the screen (Mentioned above) I got use to the stretched look and it dosen't bother me. There's two ways to stretch the screen. You can stretch the outside or the inside. by stretching the outside everything in the middle of the screen is normal. This is what I prefer. Enjoy your new TV!
TV Picture diffenences between HD and non HD
I am considering the Sony 42" WEGA LCD Rear Projection HDTV (KDF-42WE655) but I am confused about the display quality for non high definition stations. Will this TV display the non high definition stations okay or do I have to stretch the screen for full display and, therefore, the picture image will be distorted? What does it look like if I do not stretch the screen? Please explain the picture display differences between the high definition stations and the non high definition stations? Thanks.....