Need help converting Pure HD video to Apple TV HD format.

Hello...
What is the maximum setting Quicktime Pro OR Final Cut Pro can be set at to convert/export HD video to a file Apple TV will accept?
I shoot family video in 1920x1080 HD. Until the recent upgrade by Apple TV, one could only get 1280x720 as a maximum resolution when 'Converting to Apple TV' from within iTUNES (or, any other program that iTUNES would then accept).
With the recent software upgrade, Apple TV is now said to be 'true HD', yet, when I tried to just sync original HD content, apple TV would not accept it.
So.. I just let iTUNES convert it, like always. iTUNES converted the file all right.. to 960x540!
What gives? As Apple TV now is to be "HD" capable, I ask again:
"What is the maximum setting Quicktime Pro OR Final Cut Pro can be set at to convert/export HD video to a file Apple TV will accept?".
Thanks!

Yeah its Billy haha. I hate that I can't change the alias. Oh Well.
Ah I see what you meant. Thanks for the link. 720p is a true HD standard, so is 1080i and 1080p. Broadcast TV is either 720p or 1080i, but not 1080p. Some people even say 720p is better than 1080i, because it is Progressive ( p ) and not Interlaced ( i ). I think ABC, ESPN and FOX broadcast using 720p. When stations first started moving over to HD, Fox actually used 480p, which I believe was known EnhancedTV instead of HDTV, which I would say is the category that 540p falls into.
Anyway, no where in your link is 1080 mentioned, and 720p is a true HD standard, so that is what Apple was referring to.
Someday when its more feasible, I'm sure Apple will up everything to some sort of 1080, but for now due to file size and bandwidth, I actually prefer and agree with the decision to use 720p. I think I'm in the minority though.
I hope this helps a little.
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