Bad DVD Resolution

Hello!
I am having an issue creating a nice clean DVD. I have a series of JPG files that are 300dpi (2400x1080). Basically I import them into iPhoto to be used for iDVD (version 7.0.4). I then "insert slideshow" in iDVD and put a simple fade transition on them. Then I burn the DVD. Everything looks nice and crisp, even in the iDVD preview player. But once I burn it to DVD and try to play that DVD on a computer or on a TV the resolution looks terrible. I've also tried smaller versions of these JPGS as well as TIFF files and nothing seems to help. I set the settings in iDVD to be "Professional Quality" so I thought they would look nice, but everything is really pixelated. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

Hi
The DVD-standard is the limit - not iDVD - So there are no other product that can
do better (except pro tools that costs $$$$$$$)
So DVD-Studio Pro - Has a HD-DVD function - BUT to be played on What ?
only a few Toshiba DVD-playes can do this but most Macs Can't !
alt approach is
Roxio Toast™ 10 Pro incl BD-component
Here is bundled a program FotoMagico™ - To create the SlideShow
Then one can - encode and burn out on standard DVDs but as Blu-Ray (only short ones 20-30 min)
To be played on BD-Player or PlayStation3.
Can't be played on Mac (except with Roxio-Player (can't play BD-Disks - need blue laser))
or - get a BD-burner and BD-disks - resulting in full Blu-Ray products.
Yours Bengt W

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Then you are a prime candidate for Blue-Ray (which unfortunately is not yet supported on most macs).
A standard burned iDvd won't make you very happy since it is at best about a third of a MP in terms of resolution...... Not much to brag about. Hence it's the wrong tool for you and so is apple's dvd player app which doesn't yet support Blue-ray playback.
You'll get some support for Blue-Ray in Roxio Toast 9 and limited support within DVDSP / FCS2.
http://www.mcetech.com/blu-ray/
http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/plugin/overview.html
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