TechCraft Manufacturing Techcraft SWBL48 TV Stand/1-48

by TECH CRAFT

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 47.8 x 21.8 inches ; 85.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 97.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0018JQL2S
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: SWBL48
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Product Description

Ample storage for components Wire management cutouts provided Conceals your components behind glass doors Flat Black tone will blend with almost any room setting General Information-Manufacturer-Techcraft Manufacturing, Inc:General Information-Manufacturer Part Number-SWBL48:General Information-Manufacturer Website Address-techcraft.net: General Information-Brand Name-Techcraft: General Information-Product Model-SWBL48:General Information-Product Name-SWBL48 TV Stand: General Information-Product Type-TV Stand: Miscellaneous-Additional Information-TV weight capacity: 240 lbs. Shelf weight capacity: 40 lbs. :Miscellaneous-Compatibility-Up to 50" Flat Panels TVs: Technical Information-Number of Adjustable Shelves-2:Technical Information-Total Number of Shelves-3:Physical Characteristics-Color-Black: Physical Characteristics-Material-Wood: Physical Characteristics-Height-21.8":Physical Characteristics-Width-48":Physical Characteristics-Depth-20.3":

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good looking unit, with ample capacity, March 28, 2010

By 

Srinivas Visvanathan (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TechCraft Manufacturing Techcraft SWBL48 TV Stand/1-48 (Electronics)

My unit arrived with no damage, unlike other customers. Perhaps Techcraft/Amazon have been learning from previous experiences.

Installation wasn't hard and I was able to put it together in ~2.5 hours on my own. The shipped package that the unit arrives in is quite heavy (~100 lbs). I opened it up in my foyer and took the pieces in. Certain individual pieces can be heavy too (~10-15 lbs). The assembly steps are ok; they just tell you how to the pieces connect together. However, as I was alone, some steps did require some creativity e.g. when I had to align to larger pieces to bolt them together, one had to be a few inches off the ground. I propped it up with some coffee table books. Such tips would be very useful in the assembly manual.

Pros:
- Good solid unit, with good finish.
- The top surface doesn't scratch easily. That's important when you're placing/adjusting a large flat-screen TV on top of it. I do my assembly alone and can't lift the TV continuously. Its easier to shuffle it step by step on top. I haven't scratched the top-surface yet.
- Spacious but not a huge unit.
- I wanted a unit with doors to keep our baby away from the electronics :-). There aren't too many units in the market with doors. The doors do have tempered glass.

Things to watch out for:
- When you assemble the units, you need to attach thin vertical boards to the back which are black and mostly cover the wall or stuff behind. They do have holes to run cables from your components, but they are somewhat small. In my case, it wasn't possible to wire up my receiver through such small holes and I cut a wider opening. I guess the size of the holes are a trade-off; too large and one would be able to see the wall behind the unit on shelves that are empty. The board is thin and its easy to break sections off. But a cleaner/elegant solution for flexible hole sizing would be nice.
- The unit is heavy, especially with all the components/TV in it. So figure out the final spot for the unit and then put things in.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to put together, replacement piece arrived via FEDEX, October 10, 2009

By 

Rich (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: TechCraft Manufacturing Techcraft SWBL48 TV Stand/1-48 (Electronics)

Package arrived right on time. Upon assembling found I had two left pieces. Instructions clearly gave website and phone number to manufacturer for parts issues. I used the website and the next day was informed the piece had been shipped via FEDEX. Process was simple.

Saw the same unit at a local store and found it cheaper at Amazon.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We LOVE our Techcraft TV stand, perfect if you have a baby or a toddler!, April 15, 2010

By 

Alex B (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: TechCraft Manufacturing Techcraft SWBL48 TV Stand/1-48 (Electronics)

We looked everywhere for the perfect TV stand for our new TV and finally found this one at a department store at the mall. We waited a few weeks for it to go on sale while we kept trying to find something comparable and found nothing nearly as nice. As we were about to buy it, we found out that the black one was not on sale and they would not match the sale price from the wood-colored one. Disappointed, we decided to look on that store's website to confirm it wasn't a pricing error. Thank God we went online because we ended up buying it from Amazon.com and saved $100! It took a while to receive but it was definitely worth the wait. Everything arrived perfectly and I put it together in a few hours. It's the perfect combination of classy, practical, modern, beautiful, and safe for the little ones. Not to mention it fit all of our electronic components as if the designers knew everything we wanted to put in it. I don't want to overuse the word "perfect" but we just love it so much there's no better word to describe it. It compliments our nice new TV along with everything inside of it. If you are someone with great taste and are looking for the ideal TV stand then the Techcraft SWBL48 will absolutely satisfy your search!