1080p video playback disappears

When I try and play a 1080p video on my computer that I purchased through iTunes, it plays for a second or two, and then the screen turns black. The audio continues but there is no video. How can I correct this? I am running Windows 7 professional, Intel Core i5 @ 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM on a Dell P2212H monitor with native resolution os 1920x1080.

I would suspect third party video codecs (components) that may have gotten installed over the years.
A dual 2 GHz machine is also at the "low end G5" for supported playback on any 1080 format.
User/Library/QuickTime
Any oddballs there?

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File a bug report - it can't hurt:
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