Very suitable is this box for purists who want to use only the included system (possibly also the very good VTI Image) without extensions and plugins. Furthermore, recommended for ambitious hobbyists who want to create a perfect system and must take no account of partner or roommate, but the "just want to watch TV!".
Those who tried, should look in any case the VTI-Image. That seems to me to be very well matured and has already powerful tools (eg backup / restore of settings, program lists and all Images) integrated. If necessary, should the programmer times devise a simpler skin, because the felt 100 Additional information of interest in the channel display when switching indeed nice but not for everyone in the long run. But this window must not occupy 1/3 of the screen. Also you could "started recording for program XYZ" message box or as "EPG is available again" at the top of the screen in 1 to max. Display 2 lines and not always centered on the screen. For a normal user that are really only information and not the central purpose of the box.
Edit 27/01/2015:
Hi again,
I let myself be convinced by a colleague again another image (OpenATV) try. Since Amazon has indeed extended the return period to January 31, which was not a problem in time. I am glad that I have tried that again, because the receiver is running quite stable with the image. I fear that I have made in the first experiments with VTI a purely node that has pulled through to the end.
By OpenATV I am gone slightly more slowly and it is very stable.
Of course, the plugins are (there are indeed in all derivatives nearly identical) still tw. something crude to use and mostly very Spartan in the statements. Mostly there is no functional description or key assignment within the plugin. And 300+ posts in the forum to read plugin is not everyone's thing.
I still maintain that there is no receiver for technophobes, but he positively enhanced through its performance and expandability from the crowd.
Given the stable operation with OpenATV I increase from 3 to 4 stars.
PS: The WAF is increased from 0 to 0.6, which is a solid value here.