I recorded a show on DVD from my HDTV.  When I play the DVD on my
computer, however, it shows silver bands across the top and bottom
(the same thing happens with InterVideo DVD and PowerDVD).  I assume
this is for the same reason I would see silver bands if I watched this
DVD on a non-HD TV.  My question is, is there any DVD player software
available that will accommodate HDTV DVDs (even if it just loses the
bands)?  Or is there any way I can modify the recording so that it
plays without the bands but retains the HD quality?

Thanks very much!

I'm confused.  HDTV is going to be a widescreen format.  Unless you
have a widescreen monitor, of course there's going to be some area of
the screen that cannot be filled with content, and thus you'll see
bands of some color above and below the picture.  Are you saying that
these bands are causing the image to be compressed vertically, like
the player is set in a widescreen window and then adding bands as if
it's trying to compensate for fullscreen anyways?

Right, I know that about widescreen.  But PowerDVD offers a "linear
stretch" feature that allows you to view a widescreen DVD on a
non-widescreen monitor, so that there is no banding.  Linear stretch
isn't working on the HDTV DVD.  It's almost as though PowerDVD treats
the silver bands as part of the picture, though I don't know if that's
the issue.  I've only just obtained InterVideo DVD to see if it
behaves any better; so far, I haven't found a way but am still
looking.

Many thanks!

No luck with InterVideo WinDVD, either--still the silver bands.  I'm
at my wits' end.

Thanks in advance for any help or insight...

Oh, one other bit of information that may or may not be useful:  I
recorded to a DVD+RW.  I have no idea whatsoever if that makes any
difference (I do know that not all of the DVD players in my house can
cope with it).  Just FYI.

Thanks again!