Standard Def on High Def TV

Hello all
I work in standard def with the Sony DCR-SR80 (MPEG-2 format 16:9). I then convert in MPEG Streamclip. I use to export to DV format but more recently I'm exporting to "Apple DV/DVCPRO - NTSC" 720 x 480 (unscaled). My FCE Easy Set up is Format: DV/Panasonic DVCPRO Rate: 29.97 Use: DV-NTSC 32 khz Anamorphic. This is all nice because there really isn't any rendering going on. I film a lot of high school football so there is fast moving objects on the video.
My problem is that I create these projects and then burn them in iDVD and play them on my High Def Samsung TV (1080P) through my Blueray player (1080P) and the video has a jpeg look to it. I can make it better by adjusting my TV but I'm curious why it looks this way. Is it the camera? I nolonger have a tube television in the house so I can't compare. Any suggestions? whether a new camera or maybe new format and conversion settings. I tried to give as much detail as possible. I'm aware there are a lot of variables in there questions.
Thank you all in advance!!
Ween

Hi(Bonjour)!
That's normal as your base material is MPEG converted to DVCPRO. MPEG compression artifacts are transcoded to DVCPRO upon conversion with MPEG streamclip. MPEG format doesn't render rapid action like football very well.
Worst, you play a standard def DVD in a HD set. The image (and the MPEG artifact)is upscaled 6 times to fit the HD screen.
By the way you should choose a 48 khz audio preset as it's a standard in video edition.
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