Qualtiy problem with iDVD of TIFF format photos

I made an iDVD of photos that are in the TIFF format. The saved image size is 8" by 10". They look ok on my computer screen, but on my 42" flat screen they are unacceptable. The reason to put them on a DVD is to give it to someone who doesn't have access to a computer, so it doesn't help that they look fine on the computer!
Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I might improve the quality of the image? I have already tried saving the photos in Photoshop, increasing the res from 290 to 600, and then making the iDVD. I also tried saving the 600 res Photoshop image as a TIFF and making an iDVD. There was some improvement, but not enough.
The iDVD setting is "professional quality", single layer 4.2 GB.

This may be of interest: iDVD 7.0 Help (iLife '08): Preparing images for iDVD slideshows. Also this website may also: iDVD still image size test
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