I saw that someone locally has a Sony KV-36XBR450 for sale and I was wondering if someone knows if it's a widescreen TV or a standard. Any help would be great. Thanks

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-KV36XBR450-XBR-Flat-Screen-HDTV/dp/B00005U231

Technical Details
36-inch flat-screen HD-ready TV; measures 39.25 x 29.75 x 24.5 inches (W x H x D)
3-line digital comb filter, 4:3 aspect ratio (16:9 enhanced); 3:2 pulldown processing
Compatible with 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i formats; Digital Reality Creation MultiFunction feature
2 component-video inputs, 3 A/V inputs (2 front, 1 rear), 2 RF inputs, and 3 S-video inputs (2 front, 1 rear)
Four 7.5-watt speakers with TruSurround capability


Also:
http://reviews.cnet.com/direct-view-tvs-crt/sony-wega-kv-36xbr450/1707-6481_7-7190447.html

Thanks for the reply. I saw those reviews and specs earlier but I'm still confused because it says both 4:3 and also 16x9 enhanced. If I send an HD widescreen signal to this TV will it be in widescreen or will it have black bars?

It's 4:3.... ;)

16:9 enhanced is vertical compression

Ok. What does the 16x9 enhanced mean then? Just curious

It's 4:3.... ;)

16:9 enhanced is vertical compression

So it basically stretches the picture to fit the screen?

What is google? :)

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/tv-buying-guide19.htm
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6029_7-6281676-1.html
http://www.cnet.com/1990-7874_1-5140690-2.html

So it basically stretches the picture to fit the screen?It doesn't stretch anything for 16:9 enhanced mode. The 1080 lines are compressed from the 4:3 aspect down to a 16:9 aspect. The result is black bars, consisting of unscanned tube, above and below the 16:9 window. The feature is automatically engaged by the set for "enhanced for widescreen/anamorphic" SD DVDs and the DVD set for 16:9 tv type. It is also auto-engaged for HD inputs.