DVD Resolution from iDVD...Gotta be better that what I'm seeing!!!

Hello...I've created a DVD using iDVD and their stock templates. The results in the program when previewing after building the slideshow look as expected. Good image quality...color and sharpness. However, when writing to a DVD, the images become soft, fuzzy and unacceptable. Tried it a couple of times using different resolved images (72dpi and at 300dpi jpegs). Also tried changing the preferences to Professional Quality...which actually looked worse than the base setting. Even the type generated in iDVD was softer than it should be.
Just looking for a DVD that looks as good as any screen image with crisp, sharp imagery.
Thanks in advance for your ideas.

Just looking for a DVD that looks as good as any screen image with crisp, sharp imagery.
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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