I've checked out both letterboxed and anamorphic DVDs - the letterboxed is the sharper, I'm afraid - but I don't know if that's just the nature of the DVD being transfered from a digi-beta to a DVD-R or what. I'm going to ask the authoring guy his opinion from just looking at the digi-betas of each.
I think I'll try jogging - it's always an ordeal starting, I must say. Then I'll be supping later. Had another telephonic conversation where many interesting things were said, and, depending on my state of mind, things might be resolved and in a fairly positive way - but that would require me just putting aside everything that's gone down this past week. We shall see.