PSD for DVD Menu Looks Jagged

I made a 16X9 menu and encountered something I have never had from a 4X3 menu before. The PSD menu graphic looks noticeably jagged.
I made the graphic in Photoshop. I have tried NTSC D1 Widescreen (720 X 486) and NTSC DT Widescreen Square Pixels (872 X 486). The first one looks proportionately incorrect and jaggedy and the second one just looks jaggedy.
What do I do to fix this?

Seemed to have sussed it.

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