The weird thing is that I did a Google search for the new set and every site that lists the aspect ratio indicates that it's 2.35:1. If that's true, it can't be the same as the original set. But then, a lot of other sites "borrow" the product details from amazon.com rather than put them together themselves. So, if amazon.com's listing is wrong, they're all wrong if they simply "borrowed" the details.
I'd love to get my hands on a copy of the new set just to see if it does say 2.35:1. Not that even that would mean anything because, given how Sony botched the transfer, listing the wrong aspect ratio on the box would be nothing for them...