Same Answer Fritsch gave for the AAEON - UP Board - Intel x5-Z8350:
(2016-08-31, 20:53)fritsch Wrote: No HEVC-10 bit hw decoding support, sadly. Therefore not future proof :-(
Also I doubt there is HDMI 2.0 onboard these x5-Z8350 boards.
Users get all excited by USB 3.0, well for a Streaming media player all you need is USB 2.0. 10/100 Ethernet is enough as well.
You can read about a similar Cherry Trail Tronsmart X5 here:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=...pid2142075
All you basically need is a AML S905 running LibreELEC Kodi for what you intend to do. GUI would be smooth on both of them, as they both have decent GPU's to run the interface.
These Intel x5-Z8350 boards are actually pretty expensive for just running LibreELEC, when an AML S905 ODROID C2 is what $40. And that comes with far better community support.
Support is what is very important in the end, regardless of tech specs, if you want a relatively trouble free LE box.
There are a whole bunch of LibreELEC devs now working with AML S905's, with a lot of forward momentum.