Menu images appear blurry

I am using the "Reveal" theme which has several images along the left side and each of those images is pixilating even though the image size is 740x495 150dpi and RGB. The images appear OK on a TV screen but very pixilated on both Macs and PCs. How can I get them to be sharp on all computers and TVs?
Thanks,
LUCY
Mac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

The images appear OK on a TV ....
This is the best way to actually judge the quality & performance of an iDVD. If it appears and plays well on an actual TV screen then iDVD has done what you have asked of it. Not much one can do beyond this with current media & burners.
Try this setting also:
720 x 540 pixels for standard video in NTSC format
Btw ...what media are you using? I recommend using Verbatim DVD-R Minus media and burning from a disc image at 4x or slower using apple's DU or Roxio Toast.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/6.0/en/17.html
Hope this is helpful.
SDMacuser

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