Dumb, newbie question about Quicktime

I recently switched from PC to Mac, so I do not have much experience using Quicktime, rather than WMP. My question is this: Can I configure Quicktime to open internet videos in an external player, rather than in the web browser? The reason for the question is that the videos playing in the browser are very small, and I don't see a way of increasing the display size. Any help is appreciated.
iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

The Web page authors decide what size is displayed. They can also send the linked file directly to the QuickTime Player so it opens in its own window.
Users (viewers) can't adjust the size if the file is told to open via the browser plug-in.

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