FCP5 Compression question...DVD isn't clear on my 51 inch TV

One thing I do not like about version 5 is using compressor. It takes a lot more time to compress then it did in v4.5. A 1 1/2 hour movie takes 24 hours compared to 12 hours before. And why does it need to be compressed? If a dvd holds 120min...and the movie is less then that, why compress and lose the information?
Anyways I'm using compresser and setting it to mpeg2 compression with a setting of 5 and 7 and using 2 bypass. Its not that clear compared to a store bought movie dvd. Plays very clear on a tube tv but not that clear on my sony HD 51 tv. I need it to be clear because I'm a wedding videographer and show my DVD's on this TV for presentation. Is there something else I can do? Is there hardware that I can buy that will make it very clear on a larger screen tv?
Im using DVD sp3 to do my authering.
Thanks,
Tony

And why does it need to be compressed? If a dvd holds 120min...and the movie is less then that, why compress and lose the information?<<</div>
The DVD-Video specification requires a particular formatting scheme so that [hopefully] ALL players will be able to read and playback the encoded data. Its not just a matter of program length. The current SD DVD-Video spec calls for a specially encoded MPEG-2 files which are then compiled in VOB file format. Unfortunately, MPEG-2 IS a heavily compressed format - something we all have to live with.
Its not that clear compared to a store bought movie dvd<<</div>
You shouldn't really expect it to be. Hollywood and other commercially released productions are shot with very high end gear with excellent lighting and then edited on high end systems and finally encoded with high end hardware and pressed to disc instead of being 'burned'. Keep your expectations realistic.
Plays very clear on a tube tv but not that clear on my sony HD 51 tv.<<</div>
Is your 51" HD TV trying to uprez the image? If so, it WILL probably look like crap - all soft and fuzzy with fun little artifacts dansing around the edges of things. Either use an standard TV or an HD model that will allow an SD signal to be displayed without uprezzing ... or sit further back from the 51" HD set so you don't see all the artifacts.
As for the encoding quality - most users have found using a CBR setting in Compressor 2 to provide a better quality output.
-DH

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