I'm not KJVonly but I do think the KJV only bunch have some great points. I actually would rather the original translations. My next purchase is going to be a good interlinear. But there are so many out there I don't know where to start.
>>I'm not KJVonly but I do think the KJV only bunch have some great points. <<
Keep in mind, even Nazis and Communists have some great points. A reasonable man can learn lessons from the mistakes and successes of all sorts of men. But sometimes he is ahead of the game by not revealing to others who his source is...
Regarding bible versions, I do most of my Bible reading off the internet these days. I do so much studying as opposed to "reading" that it is lots more convenient. Having a laptop in my house with wifi doesn't hurt. 8^>
My "take to church" bible is the ol' standard Zondervan NIV study Bible from my old Assembly of God days. My favorite is at Bible.org. It is a tremendous study source and you can quote it without strings attached.
You have to learn the original languages if you are going to read in the original languages, there are no shortcuts.
And that doesn't resolve your problem since you have to be able to read well enough to grasp the subtile idioms in each language.
There is also the issue of differences between texts, even among the Receptus text there are slight differences.
God has given you a Bible in English, so you would not have to deal with these issues which are distractions from living a Christian life.
God raised up men to translate the King James Bible who had all the ablilities to make those decisions and gave us a perfect work that we can trust is God's words in our own language.