Just received my X7 from PipoMall and I can say as a windows type that it is breath of fresh air. Now, I am not saying that OpenElec or Android is bad as I have used both, but the simple fact it that I like Windows. My home theater Kodi is an i5 based HTPC that never skips a beat and provides a great level of WAF. This will be a perfect, solid unit for my bedroom. So far, it runs everything I have thrown at it, the very heavy MQ5 skin I use is smooth, no bottlenecks in streaming video...

I can suggest that if you want a good Kodi box, don't change much. Use XBMC Launcher, update the OS to the current patch level and use the latest RC candidate of Kodi 14.1

There is a bit too much work for me to convert to OpenElec and maybe the X7 is not the best device for that purpose. But for a windows advocate, this is a great product.

Rob