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Atlantic 35435725 Media Tower Elite Large Black
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.9
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/10
Total Reviews
436
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159
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Build Quality
95shelf, wood, halves, top and bottom, pieces
+17%
-83%
" ... I finally got it together and it's wobbly and flimsy. ... "
" ... It’s hard to do that when I can’t put it together! ... "
" ... The design is top heavy. ... It is very top heavy and poorly constructed. ... "
" ... invest in L mounts, weak in the middle and they don't lock well. ... But cheap and everything else is pretty easy to build but yeah you have to get 6 extra mounts to keep it from buckling ... "
" ... Product was hard to put together and the cam bolts that are a NECESSARY part of the construction BROKE APART trying to get them in. ... We also had to use wooden slats on the sides of the media towers to ensure that they didn't snap in half and break, like the last ones we bought did. ... "
" ... works however very cheap material, very flimsy . ... "
" ... The top and bottom half are secured by some very short plate and it was clear they were not long enough to keep the top half secure. ... That being said a quick visit to Home Depot to get some thick plates and drilled them into the back the shelf was completely usable. ... "
" ... The first third of putting it together was fine, but putting the two top and bottom shelves together was such a pain and the back panel was just as hard to put on. ... "
Fit
59pieces, screws, top half, top and bottom, halves
+27%
-73%
" ... invest in L mounts, weak in the middle and they don't lock well. ... "
" ... The top and bottom half are secured by some very short plate and it was clear they were not long enough to keep the top half secure. ... "
" ... The top half broke off from the bottom half, and I had to use wood of my own to act as 'splints' on the sides to give this structural integrity. ... "
" ... I put the whole thing together then it snapped and broke while I was trying to screw on the back. ... "
" ... others severely cracked or shattered Jewel cases. ... "
" ... They are split in half, meaning that the entire top half can fall off easily. ... "
" ... Top won't stay attached to the unit. ... Now I have to find some glue to hold the top to the bottom. ... "
" ... I ended up gluing and buy brakets to help hold it together. ... "
Storage
53shelf, middle, dvds, shelving, dvd
+55%
-45%
" ... I personally love these shelves! ... "
" ... I love this shelf! ... Surprisingly there wasn't many shelves for this purpose, but I chose this one for its higher capacity. ... "
" ... I looked long and hard for a CD rack to house my growing collection. ... "
" ... Shelving much improved from latter Atlantic product offerings. ... "
" ... All that being said, it looks great and is a huge space saver. ... "
" ... IT assembled in 2 sections: upper and lower. ... There are 9 fixed shelves. ... Each of the 24 large pockets can hold: ... The 3 central pockets, PLUS the larger 24 pockets can hold: ... and the 3rd pocket has 31 CDs. ... "
" ... On the plus side the screws are in a nicely marked little containers. ... "
" ... Bought a second one because my stepdaughter is bringing a bunch more DVDs over, plus we're moving some from the middle rack to make space for what had become our keepsake shelves . ... "
Price
31money, waste, worth, paid, dollars
+61%
-39%
" ... This is a solid purchase for the cost. ... "
" ... Even better price! ... "
" ... Bang for the buck factor rates 4 stars and I plan on purchasing another. ... "
" ... I still gave it 4 stars because now that it is in place I love it and the price was great. ... "
" ... It looks nice and I think it is one of the best options for media storage at this price. ... "
" ... Meaning, the unit is a bit flimsy, but good for the price. ... "
" ... I love the size and price was good. ... "
" ... If you are reading this and skeptical about this purchase yes it isn't high quality but for the price and for the amount of media GO FOR IT but go to home depot and get the L and T brackets without it I think my stand wouldn't of have stayed together or had support. ... "
Design
31looks, look, looks good, poor design, shelf
+65%
-35%
" ... They fit so many blue rays it's ridiculous. ... "
" ... Good spacing for the movies, very sleek design, just wish we didn't have to modify it to get it to work ... "
" ... They look great, and are loaded to the max in our flea market booth!!! ... "
" ... There are major design flaws. ... "
" ... So far the tape is holding up and everything looks amazing. ... "
" ... Once it's all done, it looks great . ... "
" ... Very modern looking and stylish. ... "
" ... Works and looks good. ... "
Device Stand
25brackets, anchors, shelf, secured, use the wall
+76%
-24%
" ... The one vital piece of advice I would give you is FASTEN IT TO THE WALL. ... Once i used the 2 wall brackets it was solid as a rock. ... "
" ... I would recommend using the wall anchors no matter how level your floors may be. ... "
" ... The good news is it still looks and works just fine after mounting it to the wall. ... "
" ... Since I am using my shelf for bobbleheads, I used the two brackets to secure it to the wall. ... "
" ... We did use the wall mounts, but put them on the top of the shelf (less visible and felt sturdier). ... "
" ... Great, solid and sturdy shelf once anchored to the wall. ... "
" ... AND using the wall mount/securing clips are a MUST. ... "
" ... It looks great against my wall. ... It's very good that they include the L-clips to secure it to the wall. ... "
CD/DVD
24cd, dvds, shelf, cds, blu rays
+79%
-21%
" ... I Love this DVD / CD tower it was a little difficult to put together but definitely worth the money and I'll actually be buying another one really soon I'm a big dvd collector and would advise anybody to buy it ... "
" ... Holds TONS of blu-rays. ... "
" ... I didn't want to spend several hundred dollars on CD storage, so this worked out fine. ... "
" ... I would absolutely recommend this to anyone with a video game, DVD, or cd collection to display. ... "
" ... though amazingly CD is still in tact. ... "
" ... These are the pockets where DVD/BD/VHS can be stored. ... "
" ... Good for Dvds, Cds, Blueray, and video games, NOT for much else. ... "
" ... I filled it up with cds and dvds and soon after ordered a second one. ... "
Setup
23assembly, assemble, half, easy, directions
+74%
-26%
" ... Very pleased with the assembly instructions. ... "
" ... Assembling the unit was pretty easy. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble. ... "
" ... I don't see how you can assemble this according to the provided instructions without breaking it. ... "
" ... Came with easy to follow instructions making for quick, solid assembly. ... "
" ... Assembly was simple, took about a hour and a half. ... "
" ... It wants to fold in half and I followed the directions perfectly. ... "
" ... Product was easy to install with straightforward directions. ... "
Comfort
20together, putting, fall, tighten, pain
+20%
-80%
" ... I put the whole thing together then it snapped and broke while I was trying to screw on the back. ... "
" ... They are split in half, meaning that the entire top half can fall off easily. ... "
" ... It is a real pain in the neck to assemble, though. ... It's just a pain. ... "
" ... The whole top end came crashing down on my head. ... "
" ... I was near the tower and it broke and fell on me. ... "
" ... The top and bottom half of this thing barely stay together. ... "
" ... I put it together, it fell apart, and I threw it away. ... "
" ... They are cheaply made and popped out of place while trying to tighten them down. ... "
Ease of Use
18instructions, assemble, together, easy to assemble, put together
+78%
-22%
" ... Assembling the unit was pretty easy. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble. ... "
" ... don't put the 2 sections together until after your done screwing on the back (makes it a lot easier and sturdier for application)** Also there were some complaints about damaging the wood . ... "
" ... good deal for the price, easy to put together, I would buy it again. ... "
" ... It was actually very easy. ... The directios were very easy to understand. ... "
" ... Lots of storage for the price, easy to assemble but not sturdy ... "
" ... this should have been a easy assemble . ... "
" ... Easy to assemble and reasonably priced. ... "
Capacity
13house, shelf, movies, living, feet
+62%
-38%
" ... They made a world of difference for my crammed, small room. ... "
" ... The Need: This media shelf system works really well for what we needed in my household. ... "
" ... Highly recommended if you were like me and had CDs in different rooms all over the house. ... "
" ... made lots of room and storage for my small condo. ... "
" ... I think I've reclaimed about twelve square feet of interior floor-space in my house with this one unit. ... "
" ... We recently moved and for the first time we did not have a house that had a room of built-in shelving so we had to scramble to find storage for all of our movies. ... "
" ... I have bought so many for my house. ... "
Video Playback
11video games, shelf, collection, movie collection, holds
+82%
-18%
" ... All in all, I highly recommend this shelf to any movie buff with a growing collection of physical media. ... "
" ... I would absolutely recommend this to anyone with a video game, DVD, or cd collection to display. ... "
" ... I have a healthy movie collection, and my partner has a LOT of video games. ... Good for Dvds, Cds, Blueray, and video games, NOT for much else. ... "
" ... holds (almost) all my games and movies! ... "
" ... i like the build and it holds a lot of my bluray movies and video games.in fact, i think it holds all of my movies, and i have a lot. ... "
" ... I used two of them for my video game collection and I have already passed this on to my other gamer friends with two thumbs up. ... "
" ... We have a massive movie collection. ... this is really for standard sized DVD's, Blu-rays, and video games. ... "
Marketplace
11amazon, pictures, item, back, shows
+82%
-18%
" ... The first product picture for this item shows that all the shelves are the same height, but the other pictures for this item show that the middle shelf is in fact shorter. ... Other reviewers have pictures showing the exact measurements. ... "
" ... Please see pictures of this great display item. ... "
" ... Glad I saved the box, because this is going right back to Amazon. ... "
" ... Thanks you for your great product . ... "
" ... I'm happily ordering another . ... "
" ... It looks really spiffy overall, I've included pics. ... "
" ... Look at my picture!! ... "
" ... Received on time. ... "
Product Reliability
10last, half, years, today, purchased
+50%
-50%
" ... But it cheaply made and probably would have only last a few weeks. ... "
" ... the blinding realization of how useless not even apparent until completed. ... "
" ... The second was purchased about 2 months ago and it broke in half today. ... "
" ... So $50 lost! ... "
" ... The top is unusable. ... "
Band
10fall, fell apart, fell, top section, put together
-100%
" ... They are split in half, meaning that the entire top half can fall off easily. ... "
" ... The top half fell off of mine, tearing the posts right out of their anchor points before I could even finish attaching the backing. ... "
" ... The top section came loose and fell on top of me. ... "
" ... I put it together, it fell apart, and I threw it away. ... "
" ... This is so cheaply made it fell apart as we were trying to put it together. ... "
" ... Had to put metal straps to hold it together. ... "
" ... When tightened 2 of the snapped. ... "
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