Customer Reviews

Bush Furniture Napa Large TV Console, Light Cherry Finish

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I ordered this TV console for my new Sony 46" LCD TV after first comig across it at [...] via a Google search.

The price on Amazon for the same item was $[...] compared to $405 at the other site. Why was I not surprised?!

Was delivered a whole week ahead of estimate - pleasantly surpirsed. The Package is heavy! Weighed 132lbs.

The assembly was straightforward but time consuming and thankfully no missing bolts, screws etc..

One issue I have with this stand is that the back panel has very small openings for wires to go through and there is *zero* access to your A/V equipment connections through the back. You have to be creative and first make your connections to the back of your equipment before you put them on the shelves, push the wires out from the front through the small back panel openings and then place equipment on the shelves and further pull the wires out from the back to connect to the TV or power outlets. Somewhat tricky! I can imagine some cases where this may not be practical but in my case connections worked out eventually (I have a A/V receiver, CD changer, DVD player and DVR sitting on the 4 shelves inside the glass doors).

Second issue is that the right door hinge slots were slightly off and the door grazes against the bottom frame when it is opened and shut. Minor issue but expected better fit from a $[...] TV stand.

Overall looks elegant in my living room though. Might consider buying the companion audio rack downstream.

Update 5/12/2010:
I have now had this for over 2 years and my basic opinion about form, fit and finish has not changed. I added a media center PC that I home built in early 2008 and the following issue regarding the stand's function started playing up: There is a general lack of ventilation inside the cabinet around the shelves - due to the glass shutters in front and the small openings at the back for the wires to come out. Components tend to overheat and certain A/V components are more susceptible than others. While my DVD player, CD changer and A/V receiver and to a lesser extent DVR do not seem to be impacted, my media PC tends to overheat if the door is closed. (It has a temperature indicator on the front of the PC case as well as a console application that came with the motherboard that runs on Windows that play up the issue with heat and throw advance warnings.)
I suppose this could be a general issue with cabinets of this nature that do not have an 'open' design. However, just thought I'd write this down for the benefit of all and maybe for the manufacturer to consider a redesign of the back panel with larger openings.

The furniture is of good quality but the spaces are rather small. Check out the measurements carefully for your components before buying. I can only fit 4 components, 1 in each shelf.

My biggest complaint is those DAMN stickers they use to ID the parts. It is quite a task to remove them. They are paper and they tear and layer off.

Big Kudos to BUSH customer service. It was shipped directly from Bush and 2 pieces got damaged, 1 of them being the top piece (the largest and heaviest part). They sent me a replacement with no questions in 3 days!!!

Overall I would recommend it, especially for under $300 with delivery.

I am very impressed with the quality of this item. I got it on sale from Amazon, and was unable to find anything like it locally, near the price I got it for. It was a little complicated to put together, took about 5 hours, but the instructions were clear and easy to follow...I am very happy with its looks and size. It looks very impressive in the living room and I have gotten several compliments for it.

I bought this stand for my 46 inch LCD TV and it looks great. The price was the lowest I could find anywhere. This same TV stand was on other sites for over $100 more plus you had to pay for shipping on those sites around $80. On Amazon it was a great price and it qualified for free shipping. To top everything off I ordered the stand on a saturday night and it was at my home on tuesday. Free shipping and it was here in 3 days!!! The only negative was it came in 1 big box and it was very heavy. The stand is made of nice sturdy pieces of wood and none of the wood panels had scratches on them. I got this stand because it has 2 side doors to keep dust from my components and storage spaces in the middle which I used to place my center channel speaker. I love the stand it looks great. Thanks amazon!!!

Amazon's price was $45 lower than other online sellers, so if you can catch this when Amazon has them in stock, pull the trigger! Shipping was free and quicker than stated. Only drawback was the unit is clumsy and heavy to unload. That being said, it is sturdy and looks pretty good!

I thought the assembly was rather simple and straightforward. My components fit perfectly and was able to fit all 3 on one side, freeing up space for miscellaneous storage in the other cabinet. I think I would have preferred 2 middle drawers, as not much can be stored in those middle shelves.

Overall a great looking, durable piece for well under $300!! Exactly what I was looking for!

Just ordered this table and received it in two days with free shipping. There was only one minor blemish that is easily corrected. Nothing worth sending it back over. It took my engineer husband about 3 hours to put it together. It is a solid unit, very stable and looks terrific! Well worth the money. Even my husband commented that we should have bought it sooner.

The Napa TV console arrived faster than expected and was relatively easy to assemble. The console is well-made and looks great in the room where I placed it. Just the right size and price for what I needed.

The cabinet could have used more support for the price. Its not a bad cabinet but sitting a heavy TV on it with other devices for a long period of time could cause the cabinet to weaken. I reinforced my cabinet with additional metal braces to help give it strength and extends its life. I would hate to see my $2000plus plasma TV hit the floor due to poor cabinet construction. It was easy to put together.

took about an hour to put all pieces together; it was fine blending in with my wall and lcd display.

I am very pleased with the TV stand. It arrived on time and was easy to assemble. The instruction were clear and easy to follow. The fit and finish of the unit are excellent. I highly recommend this product.