Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought the older model of this wall unit in 2009 and it has been excellent. It was easy to assemble and I no problems with. It has held up fine over the last five years. This newer version of the media wall unit is of very poor quality. The veneer was not finished off very well and there are line marks like it had gotten wrinkled in processing yet they didn't bother to stop the machine to fix it. * The wood underneath is of the same quality of the old unit and the holes all line up well. - No complaints there. * Assembly is indeed straight-forward but, it is mainly pictures with a little description of what to do underneath. - Acceptable. * The wooden dowels do not fit snug into the holes so you are going to have to use wood glue - Not acceptable. * The new hardware (camlocks especially) are inferior. They feel like they are made of aluminum foil. - Not acceptable. As I mentioned, assembly is straight-forward. The tricky parts are flipping it over to nail down the back panels. Do not apply any pressure to the assembly or it will split at midsection. I used four of the shelves to brace it in the midsection but, it was already to late for me - I had barely touched the midsection and it split. I had to mash every thing back together. I was able to get it all back together and the back panel nailed down but, there are gaps were the two sections join. I think this is really inexcusable on an item we pay over $120 for that probably costs Atlantic $5 to make in China. The shelves on the new unit are half as thick and shorter than the older model - again just another way a company tries to save a buck. The shelves appear to be strong enough though but, it looks cheap. My overall opinion is "disappointment". Based on the first one I bought, I thought this would be of the same quality but, it is plain to see that it is not - at all. Two stars and that is being generous.