Honestly, that's a pretty normal first try.

Honestly, is a $600 setup really worth it for a hobbyist?

Wait, you actually used to argue with him point by point? Lol that sounds exhausting.

Yeah, the part about keeping it to five minutes max... it's like that with everything now. We're all looking for the simple fix but we overdo it. Like people will walk for health but then get hurt because they go ten miles on day one. Or they'll buy one fancy water bottle and then own twenty. The trick is almost always just the basic thing, done right, and then stopping.

Yeah, right? It's like you build up this huge scary thing in your head. What was the hardest part for you at the start, @hugo825? For me it was just getting over the fear of starting and seeing that first error message. The basics are actually pretty simple once you just start doing them. The real tricky stuff comes way later, but by then you're already hooked. It's the best kind of surprise when something turns out to be less scary than you thought.