Why do videos look so bad in QuickTime X and look good in everything else?

Why do videos look so bad in QuickTime X and look good in everything else?
Any way around this or is this something apple needs to fix?

OK, videos!
What kind of videos?
Have you tried using Quicktime Player 7?
Mac OS X 10.6 includes QuickTime versions 10.0 and 7.6.3. The QuickTime 7 player will only be present if a QuickTime Pro key was present at the time of installation, or if specified as part of a custom install, or individually downloaded.
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl923
Snow Leopard update 10.6.4 included an update to 7.6.6 (if installed). You can install it from the above link even though it says for 10.6.3. It's the same version of QuickTime Player 7.6.6.
Only QuickTime Player 7.6.3 or 7.6.6 can be updated to "Pro".

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