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(More customer reviews)I ordered this TV console for my new Sony 46" LCD TV after first comig across it at [...] via a Google search.
The price on Amazon for the same item was $[...] compared to $405 at the other site. Why was I not surprised?!
Was delivered a whole week ahead of estimate - pleasantly surpirsed. The Package is heavy! Weighed 132lbs.
The assembly was straightforward but time consuming and thankfully no missing bolts, screws etc..
One issue I have with this stand is that the back panel has very small openings for wires to go through and there is *zero* access to your A/V equipment connections through the back. You have to be creative and first make your connections to the back of your equipment before you put them on the shelves, push the wires out from the front through the small back panel openings and then place equipment on the shelves and further pull the wires out from the back to connect to the TV or power outlets. Somewhat tricky! I can imagine some cases where this may not be practical but in my case connections worked out eventually (I have a A/V receiver, CD changer, DVD player and DVR sitting on the 4 shelves inside the glass doors).
Second issue is that the right door hinge slots were slightly off and the door grazes against the bottom frame when it is opened and shut. Minor issue but expected better fit from a $[...] TV stand.
Overall looks elegant in my living room though. Might consider buying the companion audio rack downstream.
Update 5/12/2010:
I have now had this for over 2 years and my basic opinion about form, fit and finish has not changed. I added a media center PC that I home built in early 2008 and the following issue regarding the stand's function started playing up: There is a general lack of ventilation inside the cabinet around the shelves - due to the glass shutters in front and the small openings at the back for the wires to come out. Components tend to overheat and certain A/V components are more susceptible than others. While my DVD player, CD changer and A/V receiver and to a lesser extent DVR do not seem to be impacted, my media PC tends to overheat if the door is closed. (It has a temperature indicator on the front of the PC case as well as a console application that came with the motherboard that runs on Windows that play up the issue with heat and throw advance warnings.)
I suppose this could be a general issue with cabinets of this nature that do not have an 'open' design. However, just thought I'd write this down for the benefit of all and maybe for the manufacturer to consider a redesign of the back panel with larger openings.
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