Shopped for months for a media stand and didn't want to break the bank. Finally settled on the Colton, it seemed to meet most of our criteria. Did take to heart the gentlemen who said he had to cut the back to accomodate the components. If you have a sound system or satelitte receiver, plan on having to do that also, to a significant degree. In fact for the sound system to fit we would almost have had to butcher it, told my husband to forget it. It was relatively easy to figure out how to put it together; however, the doors never did close all the way. We found out the cabinet was not squared and we never could get it squared up. Could be because the top row of screws that were suppose to go along the back were missing as were the holes that should have been drilled. The cabinet also has a rubbed red paint showing through that was not mentioned in the description. Worked for my decor but perhaps not for others. Why didn't we send it back? Well, after unboxing it and working on it, etc. who is really going to do that? We live in the middle of nowhere and shipping out of here is painfully difficult. And besides who can tell that the cabinet is not squared or that with the wires plugged in you are going to have to modify beyond recognition with it in the box? It's set up now without the Sony sound system in it, it looks okay, but sometimes you do get what you pay for.