Pixelated viewing on TV

I have made a movie in FCP and the DVD using DVDSP, burning it using Toast. It looked fine when I viewed the .mov file in DVD Player, but when I played the disk using my DVD set-top player on a widescreen TV, the slightest movement of the interview subjects in the movie causes bad pixelation. The stock footage I've bought is even worse, although it looked fine too in DVD Player.
I guess there are several settings that will affect the output, but here's some info that might help. Can anyone advise what I should do to fix this problem?
Camera: Sony PD170 (standard definition)
Output from FCP: File > Export > QuickTime Movie
Output from DVDSP: File > Advanced Burning > Build
Output from Toast: I dragged the .mov file into the main window (is this the correct file I should use to make the DVD, or is it the Video TS folder?)
Disk type: DVD-R (16x speed)
I don't know anything about codecs and customization options, so if anyone can help me on this issue, would you please give me simple steps to follow.
Many thanks,
Andrew

I'd follow up on MM's advice about Compressor Repair (a free download from Digital Rebellion). There is a trash preference option, which I would check off as well. In a similar vein, under the Compressor menu (toolbar) click on Reset Background Processing. Also, check Software Updates and if there are any available, install and repair permissions.
There are different ways to set up encoding jobs in Compressor. One of the most simple is to use the Batch Template method. The Batch Template window may open automatically when you first launch Compressor; if it doesn't, File>New Batch from Template. Click on Create DVD. That will automatically create the audio and video targets.
Because this is a template, it will want to create the physical DVD, which you don't want. Click in the batch window to make it active, Open the Inspector, if it doesn't open automatically. In the Job Action tab, When Job Complete, select Do Nothing. Drag your movie into the source well and submit.
Good luck.
Russ

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