IMovie '11 project to viewable on TV HD (720) DVD

I have completed a imovie project and have shared to iTunes using HD720p format, when burned to a DVD can only view on a computer. Would like to view using a DVD player. iDVD cannot burn in HD format. Any suggestions on how to convert an HD project to view on TV using a DVD player? Thx

DVD is standard definition always.
To show HD on your TV, you can use several alternatives. Apple TV, Western Digital Media Player, Sony PS3, and BluRay are some of the options.

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