MOV File Conversion from Mac to PC

I have some footage shot in HD and imported into Final Cut Pro on a mac. When I take the MOV files and put them on my PC, the audio is all messed up. It repeats in places, cuts out in others, and is off by a second or two in other places. Another PC I tried to view it on only plays the audio, which sounds good, but the video is entirely missing. I've tried VLC media player and Any Video Converter on the PC.
I imagine your answer will be to change some settings in Final Cut Pro and save or export the files. That is fine if it is the resolution, but I'd rather fix it on the PC side because my camera guy is the one with the MAC and FCP. I have a PC. I don't care what file format the files end up on the PC. MOV, MPEG, AVI, would all be fine.

*When I take the MOV files and put them on my PC, the audio is all messed up.*
Let's start with the pixel size, frame rate, and codec of this movie file.

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