In OS X 10.5.8, running QuickTime 7.6.6, I see the following in the System Preferences -> QuickTime pane -> Streaming tab: an Enable Instant-On checkbox, followed by this caveat: "Instant-On starts playing streamed media without delay, but network congestion may reduce the quality of playback. Choose a longer delay if you experience problems."
All well and good, I suppose, in 10.5.8, but in 10.7.1 NO such thing exists under System Preferences: QT does not appear at all in that pane. So everything downstream from there likewise does not exist.
And there are no System Preferences for QT, the application.
Your suggestions would fit the bill, if in fact 10.7.1 had such features.
What to do? What to do?
