I had my doubts on this when it was first suggested, but I feel the change actually works. I'm not sure if this small lag is caused by the bg-image loading or not, but it's so small that I can live with it.peppy wrote:
(+) Beatmap background image fills the song select screen. Please mention any lag you feel with this and whether its too much.

(Also, this is far superior to the banner system which dance games use, no need for a second image file)