The finished piece looks as good as the picture, but because the blue lights is a bit distracting at night if you don't have other light on (like when you darken the room to watch movies), I tend to leave them off. The wood is very solid but I would say depending on TV base type, under 70" would probably be best. It's a beautiful piece and it wasn't too hard to put together. It did came with some thinner boards that I'm not sure where they go, they are not mentioned in the instruction manual.