Customer Reviews

Cheetah Mounts AS3B 3 Component Shelf Wall Mount Bracket for LCD TVs

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I just put up this unit and installation was easy (came with instructions unlike other poster's experience). The unit is well made, strong, and has ample room for running cables through the center channel and access holes. The only drawback is the depth of the shelves are somewhat short for components that are deep and/or require additional depth due to larger cable plugs (like HDMI cables).

I plan to make some wooden covers (to sit on top of the glass shelves) to provide the extra depth I need.

I would recommend that you simply measure the depth of your components first, including the length of your longest cable plug to ensure this unit will work for you. Otherwise, you will have the front feet of your audio/video components dangling off the front edge of the shelves.

If your trying to figure out what component shelf to buy look no further my friends. Before I purchase anything I usually click on Amazon.com to get individuals reviews/opinions. Let me tell you, if you are in the market for a Component shelf for your lcd look no further. This is a beautiful, attractive 3 tray shelf which I put my Bose Stereo and Xbox 360 on.

Both components have plenty of room to set on their individual tray and wire management is not difficult at all. When sitting away from my stand I do not see any wires which is very important to me. The other thing I would recommend to anyone that is in the market for something like this. Do 'NOT' place it under your flat screen tv! Why you might ask? The reason for this is when I'm watching a movie on my flat screen tv all I want to see in my 'field of view' is the tv and not a 3 tray shelf with electronic components!

I've seen so many customer images with their component shelfs under their beautiful flat screen tvs and under their tvs they have this big, honking shelf!

Trust me, you will enjoy the movie that you are watching more if all that is in front of you is the movie and not anything else that is going to distract you.
This shelf stands in the corner of my room and looks very attractive I must add. All my friends and family also complement this stand when they first enter my room.

So, there you have it. Just buy it instead of pulling your hair out trying to figure out which one to buy...

The shelves themselves are great, they look amazing, I love the style, the ease of assembly and mounting, everything.

One major problem, the shelves are nowhere near large enough to hold anything substantial, neither my cable box, nor my stereo receiver fit on the shelves. These are specifically outined in the description of the item. Should I have measured before purchasing, of course I should have, but I don;t see how the description can be seen as accurate in this regard.

the shelf itself is nice and heavy, The mounting hardware is trash the anchors all spun out and the lags are cheap crap. So the shelf is good enough but plan on spending more money on a home depot run for proper install.

We bought this shelving unit after upgrading to a flatscreen HDTV that was mounted on the wall via a VideoSecu Longarm articulating arm mount. The two units look excellent together and above all the Cheetah Componet Shelf Wall Mount is a quality built unit with above average fit and finish. Shipping was fast and easy through FedEx. It shipped in the original box with no extra padding or wrap but was delivered undamaged and remarkable.

Body of unit consists of appropriate thick aluminum that is black with a light metallic sparkle. The glass shelves are colored gloss black on one side and matte black on the other and you can mount either side up. Overall height of this unit is 27" with the shelves being 8 3/4" apart and measuring 17 1/2" wide by 14" deep. The three sections of the unit each have a 2" hole avaiable for routing your wires through and also comes with black plastic covers to go in the holes if you are not using them. I found that the 2" hole was more than an adequate size for fitting wires through I have 8 cables running through one hole) and that the covers fit tightly in the holes that are not being utilized.

Installation was straight forward and the directions were simple and easy to read. You could put this together by yourself probably but as with most things an extra set of hands was helpful. I mounted the bracket that the shelves attach to directly to a stud because that was easiest for me. Drywall anchors and screws also come with the unit if you need to mount it to drywall. The unit is attached to the wall bracket with two screws and "pops" into place with a little elbow grease but after securing with the screws it is steady and straight. None of the shelves lean or tilt under the weight as some other reviewers have complained about. I have a DTV box and google TV box on one shelf and a WII, XBOX, PS2 on another with the top shelf being the 'docking station' for the GTV keyboard/mouse along with all the remotes and gaming paddles. I imagine if you follow the directions, are somewhat handy with a level and drill and start with a level/straight wall you will have superior luck with installing this unit.

Overall I am completely impressed with the unit and being priced at less than half of comparable shelves at some big box outlets this is an awesome deal.

First off, the mount looks great on the wall. It's very attractive and feels very secure. However, it was a long road to get this piece mounted. From the time we opened up the box, it probably took 2 1/2 to 3 hours to get the project completed.

The biggest time waster was the adhesive covering on the glass shelves...we actually started to think they weren't supposed to come off when we realized the difficulty of slowly removing the plastic covering. If it wasn't so obviously covering the holes to mount the shelves, we may have left them on there. We got most of it off, but it's still flaky on the sides. I just have to pull it off when I notice it.

After getting the coating off the glass pieces, we moved to the assembly. I should say that I moved to the assembly and after 30 minutes had to call in reinforcements to get the plastic shelf protectors to connect to the correct holes. Basically, anything made of plastic is very poorly manufactured. (This includes the covers for the cable holes. They were so warped we didn't keep them.) The shelf protectors have two holes where you're supposed to put two rods through. Those holes should also fit into the shelf piece above or below it. This isn't the case. They almost fit, but they don't. You actually have to force them to connect with the above shelf, and even then it's evident that they are trying to come off again.

Eventually we did succeed with much trouble to get this shelf assembled, and I will say that it looks great. It's a very sleek and modern looking shelf. I warn that it will take two people to mount it, as it's very heavy, but fear not!--The mounting itself went by exponentially quicker than the assembly! The mounting plate is mounted into a stud with two lag bolts, which takes only a couple of minutes, and after that it's smooth sailing to hold the shelf on the mounting plate while someone else screws it in place.

We had a little confusion with which bolts to use because our instruction pamphlet actually mislabled some things, so we kind of had to wing it. But now we have a beautiful shelf that is very sturdy and exactly what we were looking for. I'd recommend the shelf to friends, but I'd certainly warn them that it's no walk in the park and will take a couple of hours if you've never assembled one before.

I purchased this product after heavy consideration between various OmniMount and Cheetah Mounts products. The finished product on the wall looks amazing. You definitely will not be dissapointed.

The assembly however is terrible.

After spending 10 minutes alone removing the plastic adhesive from the glass shelves you can finally begin putting everything together.

The plastic components on this unit are unforgiving. The assembly of this product would have only taken 10 minutes had it not been for the very poorly constructed plastic components that fit in between each glass piece and shelf. This added an additional 30 minutes to the assembly time! The plastic pieces are undersized JUST enough to where it will take some effort to get them assembled properly.

Actually mounting the unit to the wall was a breeze. With a single 5 inch metal plate that mounts to a single wall stud using two lag bolts the unit is surprisingly VERY solid and sturdy. I have no fear whatsoever of my PS3 and other media falling down. I do recommend two people for putting the mount on the wall however, as it's pretty heavy.

Oh, and forget about the plastic covers that cover the three holes in the mount. They were warped beyond belief. I threw them away

I'm a recently separated woman, and with elbow tendonitis, and arthritis in my hands, I was in the market for a great looking, easy set-up for my new 40" tv components.
While the set-up instructions are minimal, I have enough know-how, and tools to do the job. Also, I am under 5' tall. With my 14 year old daughter helping me to get it on the wall, it mounted in a jiffy, and it looks great! (Yes, we mounted the tv by ourselves, too).
As far as the cable management goes, I find that, since it is only attached at the top, if I pull it slightly away from the wall at the bottom, it's easy enough to get cables through without having to thread them. There seems to be plenty of room for everything I have: 2 HDMI, 2 optical, numerous power, several speaker cords...you get the idea.
I am considering it, or the 2 shelf unit for the livingroom tv. That's a 47".
This is the information I was looking for when I searched for the right shelves. I hope this helps! :)

Pros:
1. Looks nice.
2. Sturdy.
3. Functional.
4. Provides a good solution for those in need of wall mounted components.
5. Best price for this type of product.

Cons:
1. Will cause you the most frustration any product will ever cause you in this price range, I promise!
2. The plastic wrapping on the glass has to be pealed off like skin after a sunburn, you will be cursing aloud after the first side of the first pane, by the third piece of glass you will have wished you never bought the product and likely be needing psychological counseling.
3. The threads on the bolts were damaged making it impossible to start the nut. This was the case 3/4 times. If you don't have an expensive re-threading kit like I do, forget it!

Good luck, I hope you have a better experience.

This is a must if you are trying to clean up your home theatre set up. Had a problem though trying to fit my HDMI cables though. I am really happy with the overall finished product.