thankyou DanielB, but Gundark seemed to indicate that somthing covered up the black bars on the sides. I would still like to know what that is.

Also while we are in a thread about DVD's that might or might not have problems with the widescreen editions. I having been wondering this for a long time now. I purchased the Godfather movies on DVD when they were first released. The picture on the DVDs does not seem to be as wide proportionally as I have seen them when the movies have been shown on T.V. or on VHS (I think). Are the DVD versions framed correctly? Do they use the correct dimensions? I'm Gundark may be able to answer. It would seem he is the resident expert on these issues.