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 great tv stand for the money October 4, 2008
Overall very good.
The good: Well looks good - but kinda wish went for the black one now. As it would help to hide the wires. But from sofa eye line level looks great. Well built good quality. Easy to assemble - took only 10 mins if that.
The Bad:
The packaging a bit poor - also very awkward to carry... Quite slippy box material - Not good considering the glass contents.
Having saying that for the money it looks like a 200 plus stand. Worth the buy.
 Elegant, Functional, and Great Value! September 12, 2008
Bought this to support a new Sony 40V4000 TV (40 inch LCD TV weighing 20kgs), as well as a DVD payer and Sky+ box. The stand was built in 15 minutes - no tools required - but the glass shelves are, understandably, heavy! Amazon have this at an excellent price - similar stands are 100-200 quid at Argos/Homebase etc, and I even got a 10 discount for ordering it with the new TV.
Build quality is very good - when assembled, all legs and shelves appear true, symmetrical and fully "in line".
An unobtrusive, good-looking, functional and cheap stand. Highly recommended
 WARNING! September 2, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Looks good but is DANGEROUS! Yesterday, the top shelf of the stand exploded into a thousand pieces - the noise and shock were considerable. Glass was spread over a large area including a spot where the grandchildren had been sitting earlier. We were nowhere near the stand at the time and were in the process of deleting a programme which had been recorded prior to turning the tv off.
We bought the stand with a Samsung 40" tv almost 4 months ago. The stand has a 30 day warranty only.
The purpose of this review is to warn you that the glass on the stand is capable of exploding.
Great value stand.... August 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought this on the strength of other customer reviews. Build quality is very sturdy as I found when I tried lifting it in from the courier - thanks Amazon for the prompt delivery!
It's a complete piece of cake to assemble & should take no more that ten minutes with no tools required.
Finish of legs & glass is very good. True, there's no cable tidy facilities, but you can't have everything. I'm using a 32" LCD with it at the moment, but it definitely seems sturdy enough to take much bigger sets should you require. And for the price you can't go wrong. A recommended purchase.
Great price. Some little niggles but impressed July 22, 2008
Have to say that this stand is excellent value. Good size and the tapered rear corners make it easy to fit in a recess at an angle. Lots of storage (mine now holding 37" TV, 2x DVD players, Sky+, huge amp, Xbox360, HDDVD player and Wii with room to spare)
Like the open back and sides as it helps cooling. No cable tidys but who can complain at this price.....
Now the niggles. As the previous reviews say the instructions say the rods are "handed" they are not. You have to not screw them in as far as they go (feels very counterintuitive) otherwise there's nothing for the feet to "bite" into. Some of the end caps on the legs are a bit poorly finished but a little bit of a push and tidy of the plastic and all is well.
Assembly is easy but I recommend having 2 people as the huge slabs of glass have to be lowered over the 4 rods (I managed to do this on my own as my wife is 8 months pregnant - but it was tricky)
The main area to be careful of is when turning the unit over (you assemble it upside down). The glass panels are drilled and there are no rubber washers on the holes, so when you lift it over you can hear the metal pushing against the glass and it it feels as if it could crack. I'd recommend 2 people again and lifting it fully over rather than pivoting.
That said, it is amazing value compared to the tat peddled by the likes of Arg*s.
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