QuickTime exports: poor quality result

This ties in with troubles I've been having with EyeTV exporting in bad quality. Since it uses the QuickTime exporter, I've narrowed my problem to QuickTime giving very bad quality exports. I know it is definitely QuickTime and not my settings, since I use the exact same settings in VisualHub and it converts the file beautifully.
This is become more of an issue because I was wanting to export has H.264 directly from Final Cut Pro, but since it too uses the QuickTime export it provides me with very poor clarity.
My system details:
Mac OS X 10.5.4, QuickTime 7.5.
I have Flip4Mac and Perian codecs installed for QuickTime. What is the issue here?

It's just a normal computer monitor. But the thing is if I a-b the exported video compared to the video before it was ever dropped into final cut pro, there is an obvious difference. So, I didn't think the monitor was an issue although I am sure it doesn't help. But, in the end the videos I do end up getting converted to flash and put on the website. Perhaps I should deinterlace?
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9) Panasonic PV-GS300 3CCD

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