Warner Brother DVD purchased at Wal-Mart mislabeled

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I am a DVD fan and have recently purchased a 65 inch widescreen High Definition television. I love movies and have come up through the advances in technology from video tape, laser disc, and now DVD. I am amazed at how far we have come in reproducing clearer and clearer images on a television screen.
I have replaced my laser disc collection with DVD's. Now, with my new TV I am finding myself replacing DVD's that are non anamorphic. Now that I know the difference, I look to make sure the DVD is anamorphic ("Enhanced for Widescreen TV's") or I won't buy it.
On July 14, 2003, I saw "2010 The Year We Make Contact" on DVD at the local Wal-Mart store in Orem, Utat. I looked closely to see it it has been enhanced for widescreen TV's. The back of the DVD had this: "STANDARD VERSION THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION IT HAS BEEN FORMATTED TO FIT YOUR SCREEN WIDESCREEN VERSION PRESENTED IN A LETTERBOX WIDESCREEN FORMAT PRESERVING THE 'SCOPE' ASPECT RATIO OF ITS ORIGINAL THEATRICAL EXHIBITION ENHANCED FOR WIDESCREEN TV'S." I purchased this DVD (along with three others),but when I played it I was disappointed to see that the widescreen side was standard and non anamorphic. On a widescreen 16X9 TV this gives a small letterboxed picture in the middle of the screen.
I am wondering if this was just a "one of a kind" mistake, or if all the "2010" DVD's are like this? Please let me know if there is a way I can replace this non anamorphic version with an anamorphic one.
I am anxious to hear from Wal-Mart or Warner Brothers regarding this matter.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ron Watson
wats@joimail.com

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Topic - Warner Brother DVD purchased at Wal-Mart mislabeled - Watson 14:57:17 09/29/03 (3)

Similar experience - Some Guy 21:58:33 10/03/03 (0)

Re: Warner Brother DVD purchased at Wal-Mart mislabeled - michael w 05:41:35 10/03/03 (0)

2010 listed as 2.35:1 anamorphic - Joe Murphy Jr 18:47:03 09/29/03 (0)

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