@MarkAshley:
As the limiting factor when displaying the image most likely will be the cpu, the following things will help:
1. Make sure the image has the same resolution as your Workbench in advance so you can disable the slow scaling in WBPattern.
2. Save the image as a not-too-compressed format like TIFF (not TIFF with JPEG compression) or PCX (the 040 performs bad with large and highly compressed images).
3. Install the appropriate WarpDT for the format of the image.
Also, dont be afraid to try different formats!
/Patrik