When the package arrived I opened it to find the top part with a massive crack down the middle. I spoke to customer service who said they could have a replacement part sent. I had to wait a week for the replacement part and when it came they had sent the wrong part, it was for a smaller TV stand. I had to wait another week for the right part to arrive undamaged. The instructions were a bit confusing as they showed too many steps in one diagram and I had to go back and take things apart a few times. The stand itself looks pretty sturdy but like all flatpack furniture tends to chip easy if you do something wrong assembling it. Our TV is I think 42inch and it fits perfectly so I would imagine a 50inch TV would look slightly awkward.