All I can say is get used to it, most of the DVD movies play in a 2.35 format where as others play in a 1.85, I have a DVD player for the computer and my TV. The Panasonic one on my TV I can get rid of the widescreen if it's a 1.85 if it's a 2.35 it makes the letter box real small, strange thing is that it doesn't distort anything either. As for the computer I have PowerDVD and WinDVD and you can get rid of it...
but your going to be looking at distortion and not seeing everything and I do mean everything! *not unless I'm doing something wrong*
KC