OK, using this guide you should be able to remove it completely
How to Replace an HP Pavilion DV 8000 Display Screen | eHow.co.uk
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remember - a wide screen is a normal screen with the top and bottom cut off.....
widescreens originated because by cutting the panels in that format you could get more individual user panels out of each manufactured sheet. The polymer sheets are made in large sheets and then cut to size. Widescreen gives more efficient use. Its nothing to do with consumer preference or trying to match wide-screen movies. If it was, the aspect ratio would be even wider, in proportion to the cinema screens - which they're not