Indeed ROCKNROLL KODI on many platforms runs very well.
I have found that using KODI for my movies/TV series has managed to handle every video/audio file formats that I have thrown at it.
I mainly use it on my replacement media player a Gigabit MXIII Android 5.1 for the older WD TV Live unit which did have issues with some of the newer file video formats.
The media player is connected to my TV, with the player siting on my network.
KODI was actually pre installed on the MXIII media player and was my first experience with KODI outside the Windows PC environment. Interesting that something which Free works so well, thanks KODI.
Yo mta, you were right, it appears that the situation is similar to my ex wife.............Sarah's put my in the dog house. lol So now I need to work it out somehow.........
Damn, sorry to hear the relationship is on rocky ground.
Having done a few distro's in the distant past, it's the hardware setup that has always made me think, "life is too short", or maybe more the truth "I'm to old for this sh!t".
Learning the new software, the Linux way of things, has never been an issue.
I remember once spending many hours trying to get my wireless printer installed on Linux.
Hopefully you and Sarah can get some guidance (or counselling) and work through your predicament.