Since i upgraded to 3.1.1 i cant stream video from safari like i used to be able to. I only get what looks like code... then safari fails and quits me to the home screen?

Why?

and what are the fixes?

iPod Touch 16GB 2nd Gen.

Are u jailbroken? Because if so, then it's possible that a Safari Plugin is causing this... If you have any Plugin installed, uninstall it.
Other then that you could try to reset your settings in the preferences app.
I had this problem some time ago (on 3.0), and it helped.

Yays, setting reset fixed it, which is odd cos a restore didnt :P