I love this little fireplace.  It went together easily, in less than an hour and I did it alone.  The screen enhances the little fire that appears, I like the dynamic feature on the logs as they glow brightly and then dimmer, then brightly again and so on.  Now it definitely does not look real, but it gives a nice ambience to a small room.  The heater is super quiet and does warm up the space.  I like the thermostat which regulates the room temperature pretty well.