KDF-42WE655 4:3 at 420p?

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Hi, I'm a longtime lover of sony televisions, and about a year ago I purchased a KV-34HS510 for my first foray into HD programming. Well, it's been nothing but trouble. I've had to return my first because of terrible geometry. The second had it bad but I got it professionally calibrated. Unfortunately, now it's magnetic shielding didn't hold up and I've got permanent discoloration damage running almost the entire left side of the screen. Besides the fact I watch ESPN 24/7 and now I have a bit of burn-in from the ticker at the bottom. So I've made up my mind to get an LCD projection after a lot of research. The question I have is this: with the 34HS510, I was bummed to find out that it could not display 420p signals in a 4:3 ratio, only 16:9. Since I am an avid gamer and bonus material DVD junkie, that meant if I wanted to watch or play games at 420p (believe it or not, there are a lot of 4:3 Xbox games with 420p modes) I would have to do so in one of the terrible stretch modes.

Now I surmise the reason for this is that the smaller size of the set meant lower resolutions, and it just doesn't have the capability to display 420p scan lines in the 4:3 box. Well, I'm reading that the KDF-42WE655 displays all sources (hd, 420p, 420i) at about 788 resolution. Does this mean that it can handle 420p sources in its 4:3 mode? Nevermind the fact that LCD = no burn in.

Thanks for taking the time to read my whiny post.