Lian Li UNI Fan TL LCD 120-1.6” LCD Screen with Infinity Mirror ARGB Fan -Support MP4 / GIF/JPG/PNG -FDB Bearing- Daisy-Chain Style - Black- Single Pack- Without Controller - (12TLLCD1B.US)

I purchased an open box unit, and was initially unable to get the software to work in order to upload a custom image/video/GIF to the screens. I determined that this was due to a fault in a single one of the fans (the one I had plugged into the cable), as the other two fan screens worked fine once that fan was removed. I contacted customer service about this issue along with pictures of the non-functional fan, and they immediately sent me a single replacement fan that arrived within 2 days, and did not even make me go through the trouble of returning the single defective fan. I have had zero issue in the past few months since.Only needing a single wire for power, fan control, addressable RGB LED control, and LCD video data for 3 separate fans make this so easy to install, since this would require a minimum of 12 wires if I had used another brand. I used these to replace the fans on a 360mm AiO radiator, and they are efficient enough that I never have to ramp them up to full speed to maintain adequate temps. With only a single wire it took just a few minutes to install, and I only had to manage/hide one cable, so the setup is very clean. The L-connect software used to control the fans/LEDs/LCDs is a bit cheap looking, and does some weird things sometimes (I.e., last time I opened the program, it wouldn't allow me to upload new .mp4 files, but if I converted the file to a .GIF, it would work fine), but once you have things set up there is no need to touch it (unless you want to change anything.)The fans each have an EEPROM for the LCD screen, so when powered on they automatically display whatever they were set to the last time before being powered off. You don't have to constantly run the fan software or open it every time you start your PC to get the screens to display whatever you want. Mentioning this since I did not see anything stating this explicitly before I bought it, and was concerned it wouldn't retain the settings.Overall the quality of the fans feel great, they were packaged well, and I have nothing negative to say.

These are expensive fans. I believe that they are built to that standard and look and feel to be of high quality. The RBG is tastefully done, among the best out there. I also had no issues with the software usability. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get these to work and Lian-Li support has effectively abandoned me, having stopped replying to my emails after log files showed no issue..As opposed to prior Lian-Li fans, these require the use of the proprietary controller, with no options for other RBG controllers or direct PWM control of the fans. While this does clean up cabling, it limits options if there is an issue. In my case, the controller would undergo intermittent disconnects with "USB malfunction" errors in windows. The fans would either become unresponsive or run at full speed and not be detectable in L-connect with an IRQ error reported in device manager. The only solution was to physically disconnect the USB cable from the motherboard header. I replaced the controller, replaced the motherboard with another from a different manufacturer (although using the same AMD x670e chipset), reinstalled chipset drivers, performed multiple windows tweaks like disabling fast boot, and did multiple uninstall and reinstalls - the issue persisted. I even did a clean Windows install. All software, device firmware, motherboard BIOS, etc were current versions. I even tried powering the controller with a dual SATA to PCI-e power adapter rather than directly from a PCI-e power port on my power supply, but that did not work either.These fans are effectively defective in my case, which disappoints me because it feels like other alternatives are "lesser." I am currently using SL-V2 fans and eating the cost of these. The SL-V2s seem to be working without issue, and I have the option of bypassing the controller completely should the need arise. So that is something. But these fans don't quite have the look or feel of the TLs and their performance is inferior.

The media could not be loaded. 5/5 Full Review — IMPORTANT CONNECTIVITY NOTE at bottomRGB — Mostly perfect (a little light hued for some oranges, like yellower than id expect but true orange is still possible. and purpley for a tad of what id expect to be pink)NOISE — Quiet afCOOLING — no issues, great intakes! (These reverse models are intended to pull air in, keep in mind)SOFTWARE — meh, but works exactly as intended. not sure if you can control individual fans but the groups work well individually or merged. You can even rotate the LCDs if you install them upside down like I did 😂 (LCD model only)SETUP — surprisingly complex but CLEAN once you get it all together and understand what does what.WIRING — the controller included is clutch, wires good length appropriately. Very well meshed wire covers, very workable as far as cable mgmt is concerned.CONNECTIONS — IMPORTANT: you need an available 6+2 pin PCI-E slot on your PSU, which connects to the controller for power. You also must directly connect the controller to a USB 2.0 header on your motherboard, being recommended to not use a splitter. I had to grab an NZXT 1 to 4 usb header hub to make it work with my build as I only had 2 usb2 headers (attached my AIO and case lighting to the hub) This only uses ONE PWM fan cable, which is super clutch. It also has a connection for ARGB 5V (3pin rgb) which allows the mobo to sync it if you prefer — also may or may not allow another app to control its lights specifically, but not LCDs afaik (LCD model only, these arent the LCD ones but I use both. The controller and cords are pretty well made and comes with a great mounting tape slab thing.LCDs — This is not the LCD model, but if you get them as well or only: Amazing, helpful, sharp. Can use video, GIF, sensor info, Animation.. love it (video editor w software makes it very easy to record something for it, max 3min 400x400 res)