Streaming Quicktime...

Is it possible to get Front Row to play Quicktime streams?
I've tried with the NASA TV stream, but all I get is a green screen, but perfect audio!
Here's what I did:
Tha NASA TV web site has a link that downloads a ".qtl" file, which instructs Quicktime Player to connect to the stream (link is: http://www.nasa.gov/qtl/151335mainNASA_TVQT.qtl )
Drop the ".qtl" file in my Movies folder and Front Row doesn't recognise it, but rename it to a ".mov" file and it does. The renamed file also still works in QT Player.
Since it works in QT Player, shouldn't it also work in Front Row?
Dual Core Mini Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Actually, that's not the case.
iTunes plays the (renamed) NASA QT stream perfectly.
And (if you have the Flip4Mac and DIVX components installed) Front Row will play .wmv and .divx files whereas iTunes won't!
So... still a mystery as to why Front Row won't play the stream when everything else is fine with it!

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