SWBL48 48-Inch Wide Flat Panel TV Credenza - Black

The box came a bit beat up, even with the corner protectors. But luckily, nothing was damaged on the inside.The instructions are clear and easy to follow. As mentioned, it helps a lot to have 2 people for assembly.The quality is really good for a self-assembled piece of furniture. All the holes are pre-drilled and lined up perfectly. Once together, the credenza felt very heavy and solid. My 60" plasma went on top without any pissues. I did not detect any bending or bowing due to weight of TV. The middle door has mesh instead of glass. It looks to be removable. I wished they'd included a glass piece or something more solid to be used if you have a young infant or toddler around.One tip is to use velcro to attach the back cardboard piece instead of nailing it in place. This way, you can easily remove the back panel if you need access. Overall, I really like the function and looks of this credenza!

Nice tv stand but got beat up by ups box was torn to shreds and light scratches on top of stand.

My unit arrived with no damage, unlike other customers. Perhaps Techcraft/Amazon have been learning from previous experiences.Installation wasn't hard and I was able to put it together in ~2.5 hours on my own. The shipped package that the unit arrives in is quite heavy (~100 lbs). I opened it up in my foyer and took the pieces in. Certain individual pieces can be heavy too (~10-15 lbs). The assembly steps are ok; they just tell you how to the pieces connect together. However, as I was alone, some steps did require some creativity e.g. when I had to align to larger pieces to bolt them together, one had to be a few inches off the ground. I propped it up with some coffee table books. Such tips would be very useful in the assembly manual.Pros:- Good solid unit, with good finish.- The top surface doesn't scratch easily. That's important when you're placing/adjusting a large flat-screen TV on top of it. I do my assembly alone and can't lift the TV continuously. Its easier to shuffle it step by step on top. I haven't scratched the top-surface yet.- Spacious but not a huge unit.- I wanted a unit with doors to keep our baby away from the electronics :-). There aren't too many units in the market with doors. The doors do have tempered glass.Things to watch out for:- When you assemble the units, you need to attach thin vertical boards to the back which are black and mostly cover the wall or stuff behind. They do have holes to run cables from your components, but they are somewhat small. In my case, it wasn't possible to wire up my receiver through such small holes and I cut a wider opening. I guess the size of the holes are a trade-off; too large and one would be able to see the wall behind the unit on shelves that are empty. The board is thin and its easy to break sections off. But a cleaner/elegant solution for flexible hole sizing would be nice.- The unit is heavy, especially with all the components/TV in it. So figure out the final spot for the unit and then put things in.

After reading all the reviews and carefully studying the technical specification of this cabinet, I decided to order it with the intent of placing the TV on top of the stand the AV equipment in the compartments below. When I received the package, I opened the package and found an IKEA style jigsaw puzzle inside. As some of the other reviews stated there was some minor cosmetic blemishes on the parts, but nothing that would show unless you look very closely. The assembly took the better part of two hours, spending considerable time of adjusting the doors to align and create similar sized gaps at all seams.Now, time for the big event: to actually start putting the AV equipment into the cabinet, it turns out that regular sized AV equipment does not fit in the cabinet! A reasonable person would assume that you could actually place AV equipment in a TV stand, no? Anyway, the depth will prevent a receiver to be placed in the cabinet without removing the backplane or the doors, or both. The door hinges will prevent equipment with a height of 6" or more to even be placed behind the doors, without pushing the equipment so far back that it will for sure hit the backplane.In addition, there is no means to manage cables internally in the cabinet sideway, all cables have to be routed thru the hole in the backplane, rather than have having a means for cable route internally from left to right.In conclusion, this product is the first really sub-par product I have run into after shopping on Amazon for ten years. It will work if you only plan to place the TV on top, and not use the cabinet for AV equipment, or if you intend to use a mini AV system, but I am questioning who is buying a large stand and planning to use a mini AV system only? It should be noted that Amazon agreed to pick this contraption up at no cost to me, so Amazon's customer service gets a significantly higher grade than this product.

If you have a large, heavy DLP-style TV set, this will be sturdy enough to do the job, and at a reasonable price. It's got a nice black finish and probably will look more expensive than it actually is. I won't say assemply was a snap though. It involves lots of screws and pegs, and ultimately it's all held together not by anything metallic or wooden, but cheap plastic pegs that keep the screws from coming loose. I wouldn't try moving it any great distance by grasping the top section, because those plastic bits aren't likely to withstand much strain applied upwards.The most damning thing is that the screws required for the glass door hinges aren't included. So, I simply decided not to bother with them. They'd probably just wind up getting in the way. The manual isn't particularly clear on how to attach the door so that they're hinged in a way that allows them to swing outward. If you do order this item, take my advice: even if you're inclined to procrastinate on putting it together like I was, be sure to look in the manual and take inventory of all the included pieces.