Watch itunes hd movies on a 1080p hdtv

i finally was able to connect my macbook pro to my 1080p hdtv and when i started one of the 720p hd movies it looked terrible. is there a way to fix that so the movies looks like it does on my iphone or mac?

Wow, you're awfully confrontational for someone who doesn't know what they're talking about.  iTunes is capable of detecting whether a display is connected via HDCP, and should provide a warning if the movie requires it, but doesn't find an HDCP-compatible display.  See the below screenshot.  The failure is Apple's.

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