Playstation3 Firmware 4.10 Problems

On February 8, 2012, Sony released a firmware update for the Playstation3 (version 4.10).
This update has introduced the following issues:

1. Playback of MP4 no longer natively supported. Prior to the update, a link to an MP4 file would launch the PS3 video player when clicked on in a browser. After the update, clicking a link to an MP4 brings up a download screen and there is no workaround to get the MP4 to stream as it formerly did.

2. High bitrates crash the PS3 update: MP4 files over 2GB crash the PS3. Not the browser, the whole box. When I attempt to load a 2.5mbps stream in a flashplayer, the video never loads and the PS3 becomes inoperable until rebooted.

My support inquiry:

with the new 4.1 software update I am not able to stream mp4 to browser, so I set up the flowplayer plugin to allow my content to stream to the new PS3 browser.
This solution works great for my streams under 1mbps but for my 2.5 mbps streams repeatedly crash the PS3 and the box needs to be rebooted.
Why is this happening? Is there any solution?

The reply from Sony Support:

Thank you for contacting Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA). My name is Chad, and I am happy to help you today. I apologize if the web browser has caused you any frustration and I can certainly answer your questions today.

Please be aware, the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system does have a limited web browser, in the interest of preserving the security of your system. There will be certain websites which may not always work fully as they would on a Personal Computer (PC). Features such as Flash Players, Java Script, and certain types of HTML are not compatible with the limited browser and some web pages will not work properly or even load if it has not been formatted for the PS3™.

Part of the reason for this is because the PS3™ will not install software that has not yet been officially tested or approved by SCEA. Certain websites that require special media players, software, or plug-ins (i.e., Quicktime, etc.) to view content will not display on the PlayStation®3 system’s Internet Browser. In addition, the PS3™ does not support any third party Internet Browsers (i.e., Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) at this time. I am very sorry again for any inconvenience this may have caused you today.

Each time an firmware update is released, we attempt at enhancing certain features of the PS3™, including the Internet Browser. If there is a website that once could be accessed is not currently available, it may no longer be compatible with the Limited Internet Browser.

I really appreciate your time and understanding with this matter and thank you for giving me the chance to assist you. Just to let you know, you may receive a brief survey regarding this correspondence. If you don’t mind, I would appreciate your feedback letting me know what I can do to better serve you in the future.

Sincerely,
Chad P.

Nice work Sony, NOT!!!