Triple-width Media Storage

This unit was easy to assemble (even with all those pieces) and looks handsome when on display. The light-toned cherry finish matches my clear-varnished cherry wood furniture perfectly (I worried because there is no photo of the cherry finish on-line). Instead of securing unit to my wall, I used shims under the base in the front to make it lean slightly into the wall at the top; this works fine for me, since I have very thick baseboards in my 105-yr-old apartment. Because of the way holes are pre-drilled for shelf mounting "metal dowel pins", I got five shelving tiers for storing DVD's, and a bottom space too short for standing cases upright (so, DVD cases are stacked horizontally on bottom shelf). I'm pleased to say that I can now display 420 DVD's vertically, and another 48 horizontally, for a total of 468; that should accomodate me for a few more months, as long as I don't go wild buying movies on Overstock.com. The results are much more attractive than I had imagined, and I'm very satisfied with this unit.

I've been wanting to get a big media cabinet and this fit the bill. I wanted the bigger one, but it wasn't available in black. It is VERY easy to put it together so long as you follow the instructions closely. I put it together in 1/2 hour and surprised my husband with it and my ability have put it together without him. It looks great and less cluttered than our previous storage system.

I worked in a furniture store for almost seven years so I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. - It took about 30-40 minutes to put together, but I could see someone that doesn't do this a bunch spending over an hour to get this together. - The particle board is the very fine particles instead of the bigger chunks of wood. This is actually a good thing. They use more glue and the "wood" is actually less likely to fall apart. - The black finish chips easily but they actually provide a marker to fix any blemishes. It isn't a thick finish so the marker actually hides any chips or scratches very well. - I only use my shelves to store DVD's and books. I actually have six extra shelves and pegs that I don't use. - You won't get a better bargain for the price. The thing is sturdy, stores a ton of media and looks great.

Shipping took about 3 weeks to arrive, which I thought was a bit long, but the product was well packaged and the assembly was easy. Overall I found the appearance of the media case good given the fact this is not real wood. Its perfect for storage of DVDs and CD's and will allow us to organize our collection of media with easy access.