I was a bit intimidated at first when I saw all the pieces of wood in the boxes, but then I slowly started putting it together and before I knew it, I had 50% of it done (myself). It is very sturdy, my cat went to jump onto one of the shelves and the thing barely budged.
I have about 410 movies (give or take) and they all fit in nicely (even with the fixed shelves), and I still have way more room for more DVDs. Looks great, and was a great purchase. UPS even brought it up my stairs for me! Finally I am able to store them out of boxes! Highly recommend it for DVD/Video/CD collectors!