OK, been doing some larger image testing...

First image: approx 50kb, 580x435 24bit jpg.
Time to load after choosing 'empan' on hijack menu: approximately 15 seconds.
Scroll speed: noticeable delay after pressing a button, but not *awful*.
Player issues: none noticed apart from bottom line of pixels.

Second image: approx 500kb, 1600x1200 24bit jpg.
Time to load after choosing 'empan' on hijack menu: Upwards of 5 minutes (still waiting)
Scroll speed: Unknown, but likely to be painfully slow (but hey, it's a *huge* image)
Player issues: Track change occured during loading of image - empeg stalled for approximately 5 seconds before moving on to the next track - presumably due to lack of CPU power. Playback once track loaded was fine however.

Hope this helps,

A.