I had hesitations about ordering this stand as it was pretty cheap price-wise and didn't seem like a solid pice of furniture.  However after reading all the positive reviews and considering the price, I decided to go for it and I'm happy I did!  This stand is actually really modern looking and the wood looks very high-quality.  It does not look like a $200-300 stand.  The stand holds our 50" plasma Pioneer Elite perfectly and assembly took my husband about 3-4 hours.  Once assembled, we were both blown away with how great it looks!  We definitely recommend this stand.