Customer Reviews

Bell'O WAVS-325 Dark Mocha Finish Wood Audio Video Cabinet

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

As part of my buying a Sony 46" LCD television, I ordered this Bell'O cabinet. It came well packed and, as recomended, I opened the packing and took it into the house piece by piece; the whole unit together is very heavy, which once assembled is a plus. It is sturdy. The assembly instructions are clear when followed slowly. I goofed one time when,with the cabinet resting on its top, I installed a center support that had a sticker signifying "top" with the arrow pointing up (toward the ceiling), when the top was on the floor and I should have had the arrow pointing down! (Lose 20 minutes doing some disassembling!) Every piece has a sticker indicating the code shown in the instructions, a nice feature. A tool is included for screwing things together but you will rather get a phillips screwdriver from your tool box.

I chose to install the glass smoky panels in the doors; your remote can signal right through them. The solid panels are fine if you can get all remotely controlled units on the open shelf. There are very small indentations in the wood where the hinges are to be screwed in. On my unit, they were accurate and I had very little door adjusting to do. The instructions show you how to do this easily with the screwdriver.

I penalized my rating by 1 star ( 1/2 star would have been more accurate) because the finish is very susceptible to scratches and nicks where the light under color is revealed. A color stick comes with the unit and does the touch-up reasonably well. Knowing all this, I would get the same unit again.

I eould give it five stars if I could ever get the doors on correctly. They are very dificult and have made several adjustments. They still are not right. The piece would look good if that was fixed but because they are off it looks cheaper than it is.

We placed a 37 inch flat screen TV on this cabinet. The cabinet is attractive, well-made and reasonable. Assembling it was not too difficult. Having a choice of glass or wood doors is a plus.

I was surprised by the quality of this piece. Based on other reviews, I was concerned about the damage which might occur during shipping, but was fortunate that the stand arrived in perfect condition. My husband put it together in 1 - 2 hours and he noted that only one hole was out of line and he was able to easily remedy that. The hardware was labeled well, which was a plus. I think the stand looks great and doesn't look like build-it-yourself furniture. All in all, I am very pleased with the purchase. I'd definitely purchase other items like this from Amazon.

I currently bought this product about 2-3 weeks ago and I assembled it myself and took me about 1 1/2 hours. It holds my 40' sony HDTV and it looks great! There's about 1 or 2 pieces that I feel did not fit it sturdy but otherwise, this product looks high-class and has a rich color. The remote control for my sony playstation 3 works great through the glass doors.

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I received the item, with the box in fairly good condition. The UPS guy had to struggle to get it in the front door, as it is very heavy. After verifying I had all the pieces with the instruction manual, I set about assembling. I did the assembly myself, tho they recommend two people. I agree, it would have been better with two. Most pieces fit together pretty well, but the anchor locks that hold pieces together are a bit difficult. The pin you screw into one side can be screwed in too far, preventing the anchor lock from grabbing. What's worse is that the anchor thing will seem to lock, but later just falls out!

The right support for the unit had a BIG chuck of wood missing at the top, making the appearance look pretty shabby. I found that missing piece in the box, and glued it on. That nasty looking hole is now just fine.

If I had purchased this item locally, I would have returned it, but I don't want to take it apart again (ug) in order to ship it back to Amazon.

Essentially, I am not impressed.

Took awhile to assemble and it really needs two people but the instructions were very professional and clear and everything was in the package other than a phillips screwdriver. Looks like an expensive piece of furniture when done.