Sonax E-0062-BF Fiji 60-Inch TV Stand with Storage, Ravenwood Black - Modern Entertainment Center for Living Room, Bedroom & Home Theater

Just like you I looked and looked and looked at TV stands, Flat Screen wall mounts, furniture you name it to hold my television.After exhaustive hours of research I settled on the Sonax brand as being the best balance of perceived quality, style and functionality.This TV stand ships in a very well packed, tidy box. Foam surrounds the perimeter of the box. The two large faces are just protected by the box's cardboard construction. The design doesn't get much simpler, its a top and bottom piece with four vertical walls and three adjustable shelves.The "fiberboard" backing is VERY stiff and strong, much improved from the flimsy cardboard of many other "budget" mass produced pieces. There are no cutouts for wires/connections, though the backing only covers 90% of the back. The instructions are to install it flush with the bottom thus leaving about a two inch gap at the top. This makes sense as heat from your components will hopefully rise and flow out. I chose to cutout a 14x6 inch section in the middle bay to route all of my speaker wire and connections for my Surround Sound Receiver, this was accomplished with a reciprocating saw and a metal cutting blade, it went very smoothly. I suppose a razor blade would suffice but it would take A LOT of effort and you'd have to score and break it.The glass doors mount fairly well and like any other are a real test of your patience to get them "just right". The other hardware installs easily and holds well. Total construction time was 10-12 minutes, maybe. Longest time spent on adjusting the glass doors. The wood finish is exceptional for this price point, it seems to be real wood veneer with a satin or low gloss finish. Does NOT look plastic/fake at all. I'm sure its NOT wood veneer but its very convincing.Also its hard to see in the stock photos but the unit comes with 8 silver plastic feet. My carpet is so thick/fluffy that you can hardly tell its on feet. If you're on a hard surface it will sit about 1.5 inches off the floor because of the feet, a nice height to collect dust!!!The TV in the stock picture is probably a 50" or 55" judging by how my 50" sits on the stand. If you have a 60" or 65" check you dimensions before ordering, your TV might hang over the edge?Let you know in a year how it holds up.