It finally clicked as to why it didn't look right on my laptop I've got a huge widescreen.
I got it to save as a PAL MPEG2 and it looks perfect on my telly transcoded through the xbox... I'm guessing that once it's saved to CD or DVD it will look just as good...
THANKYOU!! So much for all your help it really is greatly appreciated and I definitely know where to come with any problems or questions in the future...
I was also wondering if there is anywhere to view some of your work? Would love to see what you guys have done.