media center

[Erez D]

Hi

up to about a year ago, for about 10 years, i used mythtv as my media
center / PVR
the last year or so, i just used HOT's PVR abilities, and they suck

I want to go back to using a proper Media Center / PVR,
However, many things have changed

first, many sources are from the internet, and i have children which
english is not their native language, so they need at least translation if
not dubbing.
second, i need to support multiple TVs and looking for a cheap and good
frontend
third, MYTHTV is old, not sure if supported very well, and hard to manage

I tried looking on the net and found a lot of information on many
alternatives which i do not know what to choose from and which hardware to
use

some people are using KODI (formerly XBMC).It can play movies and videos
and can stream, however to record TV it needs a backend (MYTHTV ? )

what hardware do i need for it to work good and stay supported (and cheap
as i need many)

what alternatives are there ?

I also have chromecast, what is it good for other than playing youtube and
mirroring your android phone on it

there is just too much confusing info on the net

can someone shed some light or make some order into the chaos ?

thanks,
erez.
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