[hstegeman]

Before I say my piece, can I just say I love how the creativity is jumping through the roof in this thread!
Really fun to scroll through and see people's imaginations go wild.

Now...

I must say... IMHO, as much as this logo looks great and is sleek and all - aren't we forgetting the things it's supposed to stand for?
I believe some people before me wrote that the logo should visually remind you of: the pause/play buttons, a TV, or source code. I agree with those opinions, I think it should represent some of its past. And all the while, indeed be graphically professional and good looking.

I think this logo concentrates on the "good looking" part... it doesn't convey any of the visual concepts I mentioned (maybe a bit of glowing TV screen?... not really).

Also, someone wrote that the logo doesn't have to SPELL Kodi - just like Audi, Mercedes etc. don't. TOTALLY AGREE!

Here are some other logos, that have visual concepts in them that I think we should keep, all the while looking good and professional.
Not sure which one is my favorite...

I am sorry too, but it's almost impossible to disagree with you much more.
In my opinion samfisher's designs are just looking good, perhaps you are defending your own designs with different usernames, but for me it's very clear the best designer of the kodi logo would be samfisher. I do also like the designs from ximon. The other designs you suggested are just too simplistic or just ugly, or still have the kok problem.

I think it's time to make a decision, I would suggest to choose a designer in stead of a design.