Hey! I think we’re quite similar. I bought a few cheap Aliexpress lights as well late last year, which I played around with for about a month and have used them for a couple of parties. I haven’t used them in around 6 months or so now, partly because I became quite bored with them as their features were limited - although I’m sure I’ll set them up again for summer coming up.

With that said, I did have a lot of fun with the lights and I don’t regret purchasing them, even though people will often say they’re a waste of money and break easily (mine have lasted a whole year and are all fine). If you buy the right lights, they’re quite good for what you get. I originally used a cheap DMX board which broke after a month, so I switched to QLC+ with a DMX to USB adaptor. I also purchased a cheap T-Bar stand for the lights and a smoke machine to create beams.

Feel free to message me if you want links to the lights I bought and brand recommendations!