Quicktime video sluggish with Logic

I'm using LP 7.2.3 ,and am noticing a significant lag in playback when using it with Quicktime. When I hit play, for example, it may take 2-3 seconds before anything happens.
This seems relatively recent, and I thought connected to my upgrading to QT 7.1.3. But when I downgraded to 7.0.2, the problems persisted. Any thoughts? I've tried both the boot drive and various firewire drives for video playback. All of these drives played back QT movies in the past just fine, and play Pro Tools picture without a hitch.

sorry mate, but can you go through your trouble
shooting checklist?
the combo you are talking about works everywhere
else....logic 7.2, DAE, QT - all works fine.
does it work normally when you play it back
internally - ie as a window on the monitor?
does it work noramlly when you use built-in audio
with a fresh autoload?
how much other things do you run from the same drive
as the video?
do you have other devices on the FW bus the video
converter uses? (don't forget macs only come with 1
FW bus!)
i agree with you it is likely a QT issue but
downgrading logic will not help. QT and logic are
seperate. try downgrading QT. you can do this by
installing a standalone installer and removing the
receipts script from library->receipts (you may know
this already - you sound like you know what you are
doing but its for anyone else following the thread).
the issues with the latest version of QT seem to be
intel specific though - you're running a G5 aren't
you?
It does not work well in any config-on the monitor or through a canopus box to an external monitor. Video in Pro Tools works fine. Logic without video works fine. Video playing off internal ATA or ext firewire both not functioning.
Trying it without DAE is interesting. I will try that, although I wonder what it says if it works?
What version of QT do you use? 7.1.3?

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