PS3 and 4:3 coded DVDs

[Alekjan]

Hi guys,

I hope this hasn't been posted before - I've looked but so far have not found a similar thread. Here's the story:

I'm basically on the verge of purchasing a PS3 for the sole purpose of Blu-Ray player (I've got the "other" console to play video games).
Currently I have an upscaling Toshiba DVD player that's connected via HDMI AND composite cables to my Sharp Aquos. When I'm watching widescreen movies, it's great, black bars on the top and bottom or not - that's not my issue. What is:

When comes time to watch my fullscreen DVDs (alas, some TV shows are still broadcast in 4:3 and therefore transferred onto DVD that way too), my DVD player will ignore the "original size" setting and will still play the disc in widescreen, effectively making everything look fat and terrible. I have to switch my input settings to watch the fullscreen DVD on my composite cables to get the bars on the left and right. My question (finally) is:

Does the PS3 have a similar problem? Connected via HDMI, can it still display fullscreen DVDs "normally"?

Thanks,

Alekjan