these days xciptv for me needs the sports guide , it has to compete and with very little done over a long time its kind of falling behind
it can still do vpns,and the like but really needs a major update we have been using 5.1 for a lifetime , they update it often but with nothing really worth while , the EPG still needs a major rework I think will have to wait and see.
any version that has a good panel is what you should use , dont be misled by the 702,703,etc. they are all 5.1s with minor tweaks.