Thanks for the replies, very much appreciated.
I really like the simplicity of the usb to dmx dongle and ordered one for the sake of a few bucks to have a mess around, but does this method have usability limitations over using others?
Hey, for the purpose of having a permanent display for my house I grabbed some 2811 strips and a Dig-Octa, but now I've got 4x r17 moving heads, what are my options at the moment for incorporating them into xlights?