DV AVI in high quality problem

Has anyone had this problem, or know of a solution?
I'm using QT Pro 7.1.3 / WinXP Pro.
I can play back low quality DV/DVCPRO - NTSC .avi files perfectly, but when I switch to high-quality, the player window remains the same size, but the image is cropped to the top left quarter of the window - the rest is filled with black. This top quarter displays in high quality, and plays smoothly, but is only 1/4 of the image.
If I also check off Single Field, the whole left side of the window is then displayed, but only a single field.
The files play back beautifully in Windows Media Player, but I'd prefer to use Quicktime player.
Any hints??
Dual Athlon Windows XP Pro

I am having the same issue, It plays ok on my Mac Pro, but when I play it on my XP pro machine, it only plays in the top left quarter of play window.
Have seen this question in oter threads here, but they remain un-answered. Hope someone can help with this issue, as it is quite annoying!
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9) Also XP on 3.2 Dual Core P4 w/HT
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