Burnell Espresso TV Media Stand

The unit appears to be well designed. However, it is very small and may not support medium sized receivers and A/V equipment. The specifications claim depth of 16". That is completely untrue. The outside dimensions are 15 3/4" depth. The sliding doors and back panel occupy some of that space. Actual, usable inside space is just short of 15" depth. Measure your equipment carefully, and include front panel knobs and protruding backpanel connectors in your calculations. Due to the small size, ventilation is only minimal. Avoid putting more than one component in each of the two center "cubby holes". The side shelves behind the sliding doors should not have any electrical equipment.

• Would you recommend this to a friend? No

Pieces were in perfect condition when they arrived, not a scratch was found on the parts.Assembly was an ease.It took me 31 minutes all by myself to set up this heck- of -a -deal furniture.None of the nuts and bolts nor screws broke during my assembly, and everything came to a perfect fit, no loose joints or sliding panels that fall off.This furniture is sturdy enough for my purpose and it looks very elegant.The only negative comment I have is that I wish the shelves were a little deeper to accomodate the recent sizes of DVD/Blu- ray players/ cable boxes and audio equipment. The cumbersome solution i have was to unplug the wires at the rear of my Blu-ray player when not in use, So that I can further flush backwards the machine and thus have space for the sliding glass panels and for it not to hit whatever equipment is at the center shelves.Despite this issue, I would recommend this to anyone

• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I have had this table for a little over 6 months and am not at all pleased with it. At first I was thrilled. It fit perfectly under the flat screen we have on the wall. But my cable box pokes out of the front a little and so the doors bang on the corner of the cable box when you open them, now one of the doors is completely came off track and won't go back on so it just sits there and can't be used and at least 10X a day falls off and has to be placed back up.Also do not by this if you have small children. Within one week of having this my 2 year old spilled water on the top. I was right there and quickly grabbed a towel and wiped it up, several hours later the laminate on top started to bubble.Also being under my TV it seems to collect a lot of dust, I use a plain white soft cloth and water to wipe it down and each time, some varnish comes with it. now the top has light brown specks all over it from missing varnish. Now it just looks ugly.I thought it would be a great buy for the price and since it was from overstock but it IS NOT!!! Other furniture I have gotten has been wonderful. I got a 55 gal fish tank stand that is so AWESOME but this thing SUCKS!!!!

• Would you recommend this to a friend? No

Don't even think about buying this. This is worse than any ikea pressboard based furniture I've every bought. Putting it together was a joke, the included 'cam lock bolts' didn't even tighten correctly, and I had to use a super strong wood glue to reinforce the whole thing. One of the side pieces slightly scaped against another piece when i was putting it together, and it instantly had a gouge in it where you oculd see the press-board. Just awful. Oh and it's not deep enoug for my receiver, so I can't even open the side sliding doors, because the receiver is sticking out an inch.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? No, lighter than I thought, espresso color is a dark brown, this was more a coffee with milk color.
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Really POOR quality materials!
• Would you recommend this to a friend? No