Best Slide Size for SlideShow

I am preparing a slide show to be presented on a large screen television set. A 50 incher.
What would be the ideal size for my slides to be sized before I add them to the iDVD slide show board? Better to save them as pdf files or simple jpeg images?
I tried to look this information up on the iDVD help menu on my computer but the help function does not work. Thanks.

Here are some links to info that may help you:
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You will probably have to do some experimenting to see what works best for you.

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As I see it - it falls back to two things
• What kind of photo used - total resolution and in what file format
• DVD Standard - as this is only Interlaced SD-Quality (as on old CRT-TVs) - and if feed progressive material or with a high resolution - Downscaling and Interlacing it can reduce quality in a significant way.
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see my notes on DVD quality.
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1. iDVD 08, 09 & 11 has three levels of qualities. (version 7.0.1, 7,0.4 & 7.1.1) and iDVD 6 has the two last ones
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when the movie includes photos and the Ken Burns effect NOT is used. Instead just drop or import the iMovie movie project icon (with a Star on it) into iDVD theme window.
• iMovie’08 or 09 or 11 are not meant to go to iDVD. Don't use ”Share/Export to iDVD” = destructive even to movie project
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(I use JES_Deinterlacer to keep frame per sec. same from editing to the Video-DVD result.)
8. Don’t burn more than three DVDs at a time - but let the laser cool off for a while before next batch.
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animation (including
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