Pdf slideshow in LR1.3.1 appalling resolution

There is something seriously wrong with the downsizing of images for a slideshow exported to pdf.
I exported using 1024x768 as the chosen resolution. On viewing the pictures looked horrid, so I repeated the export but with jpg quality set to 100%. Same result.
I used Advanced/Document processing/Export all images in Acrobat Professional to get hold of the jpgs that LR had written into the pdf. They looked horrid too, thus confirming it wasn't a problem in Acrobat.
A typical jpg is <a href="http://www.brisk.org.uk/pics/ss_Page_01_Image_0001.jpg">this one (716 KB)</a>. View this at 100% on your screen to see how horrid it is.
These jpgs are 1024x768 as requested, but have a black border. I measured the height of the photo as 161mm and that of the whole image as 195mm on my screen. Thus the photo itself is 768 x (161/195) = 634 pixels high. So I exported the original image from LR into Photoshop CS3 and downsized it there to 634 pixels high.
That can be seen <a href="http://www.brisk.org.uk/pics/ssps.jpg">here (83 KB)</a>. View this on your screen at 100% and it will be exactly the same size as the photo that LR wrote into the pdf, BUT it will look much better!
What on earth is going on?
Edit: sorry I don't know how to post links on this forum, and the help file does not enlighten me.

Yes, I've tried rendering standard sized previews and also rendering 1:1 previews, but it makes no difference. On my Pc, which is a fast dual core, the standard sized ones are always there instantly. The actual slideshow export to pdf uses both cpu cores flat out for 30 seconds or so, so I guess it's doing the downsizing there, rather than from the previews.

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