TechCraft XLN48 48-Inch Wide Flat Panel TV Credenza - Espresso

• Beautiful contours
• Heat ventilating grills
• Generous wire management cutouts
• Component shelves hold 30 lbs each
• Ample Space For Components

This piece looks great, was easy to put together, holds lots of equipment and has very good cooling and cable managment features. However, it scratches VERY easily so you have to be VERY careful when placing the equipment on and in it. Overall I would give it a 3.5 star rating. Price Pro's did have the best price and delivery was fast!

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I have been a long time Amazon customer, but I am very disappointed with the way the problem with this order was handled. The item I received was badly damaged on the top front corners the wood was smashed so badly that it looked like a pinata that had taken a hit with a ball bat. On top of that, one of the bottom supports had the hole drilled in the wrong place. After 3 hours of cleaning up debris from the disintigrated packaging and redrilling the hole for the bottom, we got this thing together. It might have looked great but instead it looked like a yard sale reject.

I called Amazon and all they would do is replace it, but I would have to disassemble, repackage in the now non-existant packaging, and deal with no tv stand over the holidays. Meanwhile, we would have to deal with another 100lb package, all while praying that it would survive shipment intact AND be correctly constructed. This was unacceptable. I would have been happy with either a replacement top or a partial refund something to compensate us for the time and trouble.

DO NOT BUY THIS FROM AMAZON! Look for one in a store pottery barn and best buy sell a similar model. It is worth the extra money to not have to go through what we did only to be left with junk.

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This stand was very easy to put together for 2 adults. My brother and I had it together very quickly. You could probably do it with one person, but I imagine it would be somewhat difficult do to the overall size and weight. The stand looks great in my opinion and even though we have only had it for a few weeks now, we have received multiple compliments, some of which were even from people I would least expect.

I am very happy overall with the stand and would reccommend it.

The only note I would say is that it is darker than the picture. (more like what I would expet an espresso finish to look like)

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Great product for the price. Yes is its shipped and has a few dings but mosly in places you can see them. Over all love it. easy to set up and no tools needed. Looks really good.

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The design of this unit is actually quite nice, but the two units I received had damage to nearly all of the components. I'm not able to recommend this to anyone on this basis alone. However, between the two I was able to mix and match parts to get something that was acceptable, but I don't feel like I received a quality product. That being said, if you're willing to put up with the quality issues, navigate the waters of Amazon's exchange program, and have some basic fix-it skills, you can end up with fairly nice piece of furniture.

First, let's start off with the good:

The cabinet is well ventilated, with several large holes in the rear of the unit, holes in the middle of the shelves, and holes on the bottom of the unit. You should have no problem with equipment overheating with the doors closed.

There are also two vertical supports in the middle of the unit that extend to the floor. These supports are recessed, so they are not visible from the front unless you are looking at it from the ground.

The shelves have pads on them, and the glass in the doors appears to be held in place with some sort of rubber like putty. I don't expect to hear any rattles with the stereo turned up.

The top and the front panels appear to be made out of actual wood, and are of reasonable quality. The weight of the top probably accounts for almost half of the weight of the entire unit... The other components are made out of laminated MDF. The MDF looks nice from a distance, but the quality is pretty lousy and I don't expect it to wear well.

The only real letdown was that the doors do not have a lower stop. If you press on the bottom of the door it will bow in somewhat.

Assembly, in an ideal world, would be easy no tools required. The vertical supports slide into slots on the front and back of the unit, locking. It was hard to get them to slide in all the way but the last quarter inch was easy after standing up the unit. The top rests on some pegs and cams the cams blend in well with the unit and can be twisted with just your hands (though a few of them were tough to lock).

If this is where the review ended, I'd give this thing 4 out of 5 starts. However, this is not where the reviews stops.

The first unit I received had substantial damage to a number of components. All four of the vertical gables had damage along the edges (the laminate material was peeling back on one of them). The bottom pieces had damage along the edges or on the surface. One of the shelves had substantial damage to the surface. One of the "slots" the vertical supports slid into was upside down (preventing the panel from sliding in). And the handle on one of the doors was bent way out of shape.

At the time I first attempted to assemble the device, I'd only noticed the damage to the four vertical gables. I contacted the manufacturer to send out replacement. Their response was that the vertical gables were more than half of the cost of the unit and instead unhelpfully suggested that I exchange it with Amazon. Amazon, to their credit, immediately shipped out a replacement unit and scheduled a pickup of the defective on at no cost to me so this really just cost me 2 weeks of waiting.

The second unit I received was nearly as bad as the first. Nearly all of the components were damaged. Two of the vertical supports were damaged along the edges, both of the shelves were damaged, the pieces along the bottom were damaged, and the handle on the same door was bent.

Between the two units, I was able to mix and match parts to get something that looked pretty respectable. I was able to hide the damage to the vertical gables along the front/interior of the unit. I was able to pull out the reversed "slot" and re-insert it in the correct direction. Two of the shelves only had damage on one side, so I was able to ensure that was the bottom side. Same with most of the bottom pieces. Finally, I swapped out the non-defective door. There are still some damaged pieces visible, but you'd be hard pressed to see them from the couch.

In the end, I'm moderately satisfied with what I ended up with, but the hassle wasn't worth it. I'm not returning it, but I wouldn't order anything made by this company again.