Ok....one final thing I need to address with my DMR-E50.

I use it to record VHS tapes and from everything I gather it records at 4:3 and that's that. Then you have the schlock playback options of letterbox or "pan and scan".

However, if I want to playback my "VHS DVD's" and get a true conversion to 16:9, I can use the component outputs on a progressive scan DVD player right? (It will "stretch it" correctly?)

Also, do (most) widescreen TV's due a true conversion of 4:3 to 16:9 even if you're not using the component outputs?

THANKS