The stand was not particle board which I hate, so it was a nice surprise. It is a bit of elegance in my livingroom and the 60 inch dlp sits on it no problem. The shape is great because even though it is large the width length across the back is shoter, and since it has diagonal sides it makes it easy to get behind the tv to hook things up. It does a good job of hiding the wires from all my coponents and there's plenty of room on the lower two shelves for equipment. The only worry I would have would be stacking to heavy coponents on top of each other, because of the glass, but I haven't tried it and the glass is strong. With 2.95 cent shipping it is a steal.
Putiing this puppy together is a bit like a puzzle, which is usually not an issue for me, but the odd shapes gave me some trouble. There are three sets of front legs: black, silver and, wood grain. The whole woodpart is painted, except I think the woodgrain was a different process, because it is not plastic wrapped around wood. You will definately need a freind to help you put this bad boy together. It shouldn't take long to do it, but you want some one to hold things while you use the allen wrench to put it together, so you don't crack the wood where the screws go into the metal inserts that are in the sides and edges of the shelves while you are getting the first couple screws in to each piece. Then you will need another set of hands to put the glass in, which slides in like butter. You will need a scredriver to put the supports in the back of it for the glass and to tighten the clamps down a bit. The clamps have a soft tip on the end of the screws that tighten the glass down to keep it from sliding, but don't go amd tightening it down, just tighten it until it's firmly held no more. This bad boy is heavy for it's design, so you'll need a bit of help getting it into it's place. The glass is thicker on the top where the tv sits and a bit thinner on the shelves, still it's sturdies than a hutch or a display case.
Finally a warning. I had to help the UPS guy get this baby up to my second floor aapartment. The box it comes in will flex in the middle a bit if it's lifted horizontally, because of the weight and flexibiliy of the glass, so it is best to keep it vertical on end when moving it. I got it laying down flat when I started to put it together and didn't try to lift it again once all the cardboard box was open. In the box it weighs more because of the extra legs. All in all I am quite happy with it now that it's in it's place, I chose the black legs, but that's just my taste. The frame is steel that all the parts attach to , so this bad boy is not wobbly at all. I alwost put the silver legs on for that contemporary high tech look, but my living room is kinda eclectic, so black is my choice. It's a great stand, but I didn't have the other set of hands to start, so make sure you get a freind to give you a hand.
I think Overstock rocks Quality stuff at a good price/ with 2.95 shipping what a deal. It does take a bit of time to get to NY from CA, but who cares, just make an allowance for it. This took about 8 days to get here.
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