Best format to export old iMoveHD imovie projects?

I currently use iMovie 09, but have a number of older iMovie HD 6 projects that I'd like to save out for viewing on my HD TV via my Apple TV. I was wondering what the best format is for exporting them out. I was playing with several of the Quicktime "Share" options. The Full Quality setting was a HUGE file and made it into a .dv format. I then tried a few of the "Expert Settings". "Movie to Apple TV" setting made a much smaller file size but the quality was marginal with a lot of pixel lines. "Movie to MPEG-4" setting produced an even less quality result but there are many options here that I may not be setting correct. I just want to export out a file that I can then add to my itunes and sync with my Apple TV, iphone and other devices. I want the quality as good as it can be so that it looks good on my TV. Ultimately once I'm satisfied with the result, I'd then like to delete the old iMove HD 6 projects to free up hard drive space. Please advise.

I want the quality as good as it can be so that it looks good on my TV.
Full Quality is the way to go.
Especially if you're planning on deleting the iMovie project.
Matt

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