Why do my photos look pixellated during playback on a TV?

Still using iLife '08 but have noticed recently that photos I use in slideshows (whether imported from iPhoto or Aperture) look as if they are slightly out of focus (or pixellated) when played back on a plasma/LCD television screen.
After building a slideshow on iDVD and then playing it on my cinema display the images look razor sharp but this is not the case after the DVD has been burned and is being played back on a domestic DVD player and a television screen.
I'm pretty sure this is to do with the difference in resolution between the cinema display and the television screen but I am wondering if there is/are a setting (or settings) in either iPhoto, iDVD or Aperture that I should be using to improve the quality of the images when they are displayed on the television screen.
I'd be grateful for any comments, ideas or suggestions.
Kind regards,
Cliff
Brighton, UK

I've noticed a very similar thing, again with iLife '08. I've created movies in iMovie and exported them as Quicktime files and to the Media Browser. They appear fine when playing them in Quicktime but appear pixellated when playing them in iDvD preview mode, this happens for both large and medium formats.
Look forward to hearing if anyone knows anything about it.

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