TechCraft TCL6228 62-Inch Wide Flat Panel TV Credenza - Walnut

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Price: $499.99 $493.04   

Product Feature

• Beautiful contours
• Ventilating grills
• Wire management channels
• Component shelves hold 30 lbs each
• 62 Inches Wide Hi-Boy (28 Inches High) credenza fits most 65 Inches and smaller Televisions

Product Description

62 Inches Wide Hi-Boy (28 Inches High) credenza fits most 65 Inches and smaller Televisions

TechCraft TCL6228 62-Inch Wide Flat Panel TV Credenza - Walnut Review

This unit is an interesting approximation of real furniture, but it's not real furniture. At the price it will certainly serve many quite well, but there are things to understand about it before buying. The first thing to know is that it is made in China for TechCraft (Canadian) from mainly particle board parts that are laminated with a thin layer of photorealistic "walnut" plastic print. There are some real wood parts--primarily the top and legs--that are soft pine or poplar edge-laminated boards. These are not walnut but are stained medium dark reddish brown to sort of match the particle board (shelves, partitions and back). Oddly, the "walnut" printed parts look more like real wood than the real wood parts at a distance!

If you think you are going to evaluate this product and possibly return it if you don't like it--forget it. The delivery service will drop it off at your house in the Chinese cardboard carton that disintegrates on opening in a cloud of dust. Open the carton very gently and carefully.

Next, it's supposed to be an A/V cabinet, but there are no holes in the vertical partitions to communicate one bay to the next for wires. If you think you will need to do this, I advise drilling the holes with a hole saw in these particle board partitions before assembling the cabinet. Stay at least an inch away from the corners when drilling because the metal cinch connectors are there inside the board. Likewise, if you don't like the position of the holes in the back (masonite/pressboard) you'll probably want to drill or saw those holes before assembly.

The assembly is pretty easy but coaxing the parts together with a rubber mallet will make it easier. The connector design is quite clever and when assembled the cabinet is pretty sturdy--and heavy. I put felt pads on the cabinet feet so I could slide it to position on my hardwood floor.

When front-loading your A/V components into the cabinet you will notice that the bays are a tad narrow. They are stated to be 18" wide--true for the distance between the vertical partitions, but the front fascia of the cabinet trims off about a quarter of an inch, AND the door edge at the hinges (that don't open fully) cause the opening to be another 1/2" less. So the actual opening on the side bays is overall something less than 17.5 inches through the front. Standard A/V components are often 17" wide so that leaves only 1/4" on each side at best to clear the edges--not enough for your fingers, and thus a real pain getting a heavy receiver, for example, in and out.

This is when you find out how thin the finish is -- it's very easy with those tight clearances to scratch, bump, gouge, or otherwise marr the cabinet doing this. After the first time I saw this, I put painter's tape along the edges of the bay before moving components in/out. If you do get gouges and scratches, they will be bright light wood color since the finish is very thin--characteristic of machine coating (you weren't expecting hand-rubbed finishes at this price, were you?) If that happens, you can hide them a little with MinWax furniture stain grease pencils.

Overall, the cabinet is still in my house for now, so I guess it's ok considering the price. I think it's a clever, good looking design, but be aware that it's primarily a piece of sawdust furniture with some significant design flaws for use as an A/V cabinet.

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