What video file type is best for quicktime?

I have a Macbook Pro and use Quicktime to play videos I download from p2p programs. I often find that many of the videos do not work. Messages such as "this is not a video file." and "additional software is needed to play this video" often pop up.
Is there a certian file type (mp4, mov, etc.) that works best that I should look for? If not, what can I do to prevent this?
Thanks for any help.

The formats that QuickTime 7.x can natively handle can be found here:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/player/specs.html
In addition to those, a number of additional formats can be played with the addition of third-party codecs such as Perian and the Flip4Mac codecs. Some other codecs also exists, for very specific systems such as Avid.

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