1080p HD footage to SD DVD discs

Not sure if this goes in Final Cut, Compressor or DVD Studio Pro. So I'll just post it here and someone can move it if it's the wrong spot. Second off, I'm real tired. Too much editing.
I swear I go through this cycle over and over again.
I'm trying to get the highest quality output from 1080 footage on a standard DVD. I followed Ken Stone's guide (http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/hd_dvds_on_sd_dvdsyoung.html), but to no avail. I just got the "Playback feature may not be available on this Disc" error when I put the DVD in the DVD player..
So here's my setup, and what I've tried.
Exported my FCP timeline to Compressor
Compressed to a 10.3 mbps h.264 file
Took that to DVD Studio Pro on an HD DVD project (I think that's the problem, given it's a standard DVD).
But when I tried putting the h.264 file in a SD DVD project in DVDSP, it won't accept the file. Hmmm...
So should I use compressor to get an mpeg-2 and burn the mpeg-2 in a SD DVD project in DVDSP? And is that the highest quality you can get when you go from 1080 footage to a standard DVD?
Thanks!

Tell them to get an Apple TV2 and stream the content from their home computer. All you need to deliver at that point is the m4v file at 720p. You can ship it on a data DVD.
Around 2000 we purchased a Sony 300 disk CD carousel player. As we purchased new disks or were given them by artist friends, we also put the material into an iTunes library. As the years went on we added airport expresses to connect all the stereos in the house and outbuildings (4) into one network. The practical result of this is the Sony CD player has not been turned on in 2 or 3 years.
The same thing is going to happen with video content. There are internet based delivery systems in place already that work and will only become more robust with time.
The audio/video server will be (if it isn't already) the core of the residential entertainment experience. Blu-Ray is not really part of that scenario. I really don't believe it will last all that long. Apple has taken the convergence path and done much to make it happen. They are getting it right.
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