Good quality video in itunes

ok so I have a mac mini, eyetv (thus lots of mpeg2) and a philips plasma tv.
Mpeg2 from eyetv plays full screen..... lovely good quality etc.
Now whats the suggested BEST route for getting some video into itunes, I WANT to keep the 720x xxx size and i want the best quality possible!
I have tried H.264 and I must say that with all of the settings tuned for highest quality, not only did it take for ever to encode a 1.5 hr movie but the quality on my 37" plasma was VERY disappointing. i.e. pixelated all over the place.
any help or suggestions?
Steve

In the article it suggests disabling 'Direct3D video acceleration in Quicktime'. On my computer it does not show that option. And it does not help much in disabling DirectX altogether.
Also, my computer does not have the option illustrated in the screenshots in 'Modify your System Drive Configuration'. I am not sure why it is differen, but I can send you screenshots from my computer to your email if you want.

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