Drift HD 170 video jerky in Quicktime

My files from the Drift HD170 - they are .MOVs in H264 1080p - look great but had a stuttering effect as if a few frames get lost every few seconds. If I change the codec in Quicktime pro then the jerkiness goes but the movie darkens and the quality is poorer. I put it through Final Cut express and the jerkiness went but it's now out of focus, very soft and up from 66 MB to 166 MB. I tried this on my old 1.83 GHZ iMac and new MacPro. It's as if someone has put a soft focus filter on. I'm in Europe and the file is an NTSC. I don't know if this is a problem because I shot similar footage on a Sony TX5 and it was the same NTSC 16x9 format but looked lovely. How can I get good looking footage from this camera?

Thank you very much for replying.  Yes, I've tried both "maximum" and
"frame blending" settings.  I talked with a friend (pro at a TV station)
and he is suggesting that Quicktime on Windows can be an issue.
Unfortunately, I need to export a reliable .mov format file for use in
Quicktime for others who will receive it.
Windows Media Player plays .mp4 (H.264, 1080p) well (even the .mov file
export).  I'm guessing this is a Quicktime player issue?  But, how do I
make sure my files are usable for others who will play it on Quicktime?
I'm not sure anyone will be able to help me out with this.  Look
below...any issue with my laptop?  I did add the graphics card to the CUDA
supported list.  I do have MPE GUP Acceleration checked.
CPU: Intel i7-3610QM, 2.30GHz
Graphics Card: GeForce GT 630M
Operating Sys: Windows 7
RAM:  8GB
Asus Laptop

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