Funny that you mention that. I went from my 36" 4:3 to a 32" 16:9, because just about everything I was watching on the 4:3 was already 16:9 or shorter, so I wasn't actually losing vertical picture size.

Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011
Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8
Sony PS4, surround backs
-Chris