By their very nature, splash screens are there to be noticed. Putting up a splash screen to make startup "unnoticeable" is a contradiction. You said yourself that startup times are quite short. Don't make them even longer by wasting CPU loading and displaying a splash screen.
By their very nature, splash screens are there to be noticed. Putting up a splash screen to make startup "unnoticeable" is a contradiction. You said yourself that startup times are quite short. Don't make them even longer by wasting CPU loading and displaying a splash screen.