We have recently purchased a new coffee table and side tables. Our existing furniture had a red tint cherry wood, and our new tables were more of a dark brown. This entertainment stand matched perfectly! (We weren't planning on having to make everything match, as we thought our new purchases matched our old stuff. We were wrong. So the price of this was awesome. )
As other reviewer's have said, there are a lot of pieces. My husband and I poured a couple drinks and each grabbed a screwdriver. it probably took an hour and a half and it's pretty sturdy. Entertainment centers don't get a lot of wear, so we weren't extremely worried about stability, but this thing is sturdy. There is only one small part where it looks like there is a gap, but it doesn't bother us. Otherwise everything fit perfectly. I wouldn't want every piece of furniture I own to be made of this composite wood, but we have no complaints because it matches our other real wood furniture so well. At a glance you can't tell that it's not the same material. Arrived quickly and undamaged.