The 2Mb limit threw me for a minute, until I realised it was a PHP restriction. Just change PHP.ini and off you go...
On a vaguely related note, does anyone know of a way to embed Powerpoint presentations without the scrollbar down the right hand side? Getting this issue in Xibo and also when I've tried embedding with PHP myself. If any signage system is going to work, it will have to be something our teachers can make content for and that means Powerpoint. I know it can be converted to a more web friendly format, but the direct playing of ppt files would be the icing on the cake for usability here!