I love my old Pioneer Elite receiver...
But I'm a tech and love messing with the settings, however once I got it all tweaked I haven't opened a menu on the receiver in years.
My wife is non-tech (except when it come to her phone) and has bumped it out of adjustment a few times but nothing serious... but as I said I'm a tech... my non-tech friends are somewhat intimidated by all the buttons.
I somewhat disagree with "just plug everything into the TV" might as well skip the receiver and just get a soundbar if you want something that simple.
I run everything via HDMI through the receiver and thus get full surround on every input.
I would think there is something out there the opposite of what I got with all the buttons/setting, it seems like there would be big market for a "set and forget" type system.
Do they have 'Best Buy' in Ohio? Maybe go look at some setups before buying?
Edit to add, might want to look at a Denon receiver/system.
have not looked too close but this is interesting:
https://www.amazon.com/Denon-DHT-1513BA-Channel-Theater-Acoustics/dp/B007R8U5RG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480098878&sr=8-1&keywords=denon+home+theater+system