I have a Samsung BD-6500 player. With latest firmware to watch Avatar.

I just did a wedding. Two disc set. First disc. is 1 hour 6 min. with menu. Second disc. is 1 hour 11 min. with menu. Chapter 1 is wedding video. Chapter 2 is 140 high res. JPEG slideshow all with P+Z and transitions. Both discs.

Menus on timeline are blank titles with script as buttons. High quality JPEG photo on overlay track for the backgrounds, with pan+zoom key-framed for motion.

I rendered one set in standard DVD and one set in AVCHD.

I had to use the Custom setting for the AVCHD at 15 bitrate instead of 17 to fit on the disc. I couldn't tell the difference in quality on my 65 in. Samsung  HD TV. They look great.

 I use TaiyoYuden Watershield for the standard DVD. I use Verbatim printable DL for the AVCHD. They both play fine.

Rendering for the AVCHD discs took about 15 hours each.  

I use the same process as Randy above.

I use two 1440x1080i tape cameras. Burn with a standard Sony burner.