Quality of quicktime export

Me again, enjoying FCE and with another question. I exported my first project to a Quicktime movie, going to Export>Quicktime Movie. When I change the view to fill my large iMac screen, it gets pixelly, and I guess that should be no surprise. This is all at full quality, I assume, and is the best it can get, which is fine, but I am concerned how it will look on a projector hooked to my MacBook Pro. I assume this is as good as it can get, but if anyone has any suggestions for me regarding preparing for showing such movies on projectors, I am all ears. Thanks in advance.

Thanks, B.Slim.
As for my export to Quicktime movie, I simply went to Export>Quicktime Movie. I was presented with a box with the defaults of Include: Audio and Video, Markers: None, and a checkbox for "Make Movie Self-Contained". I accepted all defaults, and exported.
Now, even in FCE, the video at 100 percent in Canvas is in a box about 20 cm (measured diagonally). It's when I blow it up to fit my 20 inch iMac that it gets a little pixelly. Well, duh, right? Maybe I should first try projecting all this and see how it looks before worrying about it too much. I am probably just being dense. I mean, I suppose what I do is just set it at 100 percent in either FCE or Quicktime on the MBP, then just project that. I can hear some people laughing out there. Oh well, what I lack in experience and common sense, I make up for in diligence and pestering.
And let me just add--I really am enjoying learning and working with FCE, and I appreciate the help I have received on this forum. Thank you all very much.

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