Review by Ralph M.:

I bought this cabinet and I'm somewhat dissatisfied.

The assembly is not complicated, it uses bolts with cam locks.

PRO's: Finish, color, enclosed to keep dust out.

CON's: poor door hinge design; it's too small and spacing for DVD's is very restrictive.

The doors do not close evenly and make contact with the shelving.

DVD space is lost because of the top door magnets.

Summary: nice looks but lack of spacing between DVD/shelves and doors causes problems with proper clsosing. Everything is very tightly packed.

Review by Anne Shirley:

I thought this cabinet was a great deal, what with the free shipping and all. Well, when I opened the box to put it together, the top was dented. Looks as though it was thrown at some point. I guess its a good thing its the part that faces the wall.

You lose a whole shelf if you use the support beam. I wish I would have read that review throughly. Also you lose space on top because of the magnets that hold the doors together. Its pretty wobbly. I'm not sure if I'll even keep this cabinet. I have 2 small childen and the last thing I need is for it to fall on one of them. Yes, they include a drywall screw to screw the unit into the wall..but comeon.. make a sturdier piece of furniture!

If you don't have alot of cds/dvds to store and don't mind a shotty piece of furniture, then by all means ..ignore this review.

Review by David Nathanson:

I am really disappointed in the poor quality of Vaultz! I bought 2 of the 4 drawer units, and they looked so nice in the photos. But they are cheaply made with a black "sticker" covering the outside, and the drawers. Sort of like a big label. I really fought with them to get the drawers open because the underside of the drawers got horribly stuck to the material under it. So far 3 of 8 drawers are stuck or very difficult to open. The underside of the drawer has a sticker which will for sure get rubbed every time the drawer is opened & closed. Think about it. The bottom of the drawer is going to wear, especially under the weight of a bunch of CD's in the drawer.

This black sticker is the same sticker that covers the front & sides of that drawer, but only 1/2" of the bottom edge. So when it gets rubbed a bit, the sticker rolls - the sticky glue gets exposed & sticks tight to the cabinet. Just really lame. As part of getting the drawrs unstuck it's probably that the black covering will get peeled up at the bottom edge, ruining the front too. Or you might tear the drawer apart trying to get the *&%#$ thing open.

Very poor design, and very poor construction. For the price I was expecting wood, metal, or even plastic construction, but it appears to be thin fiberboard covered with a black sticker. I could have accepted the fiberboard if the drawers were still working ok after the 3rd day. They do hold a lot of CDs, especially in clear plastic sleeves.

I recommend clear plastic sleeves over the white paper with circular window, and that white paper always hides the rim of the cd so you can't read some. The "3CDRice Diskeeper anti-static" clear plastic cd sleeves are great, and there is no need to label the envelopes, since you can see the cd inside.

It's amazing that there isn't more choices for mass cd storage like this. PowerFiles looked cool, but I hear they break quickly, and can't really take the weight of the number of cd's they can hold. My next solution is a bunch of wire CD storage baskets. Well made, but I need to add shelves to keep each row off of the baskets below it. And I needed to remove the magnets on one side that hold them together, or the baskets won't slide out like drawers.

Anyway, don't be fooled by the high price of Vaultz, they are cheaply made and lame. You're better off with a plastic or wire basket solution.

Review by A. Cunningham:

I purchased the two-drawer version from another retailer, and this thing is a piece of junk. It's an all-wooden construction with strips of vinyl hastily glued to the sides. The first time I attempted to open the case, strips of vinyl from the outer walls of the drawer peeled back and became stuck to the inside of the casing, preventing the drawer from opening. The whole thing just feels cheap, and I feel that I shouldn't have to super-glue something that I paid this much money for.

Review by Robert Blake:

This finally answers all the needs for someone who has a large abount of CD's they want to keep up with...

This box can hold paper covers and slimline or full CD's easily and in the same drawer. It is a solid box not the flemsy plastic containers we have all settled for... if you want something good buy this... it is well worth the extra expence...

Review by Carl Tait:

An excellent solution for those of us who have an appalling number of DVDs and CDs. These sturdy, attractive cabinets really do hold 165 discs (in envelopes) per drawer, though it is advisable to leave a little extra breathing room to make it easier to flip through the discs. Sort of like the old days of flipping through LPs in a record store....

I use these cabinets exclusively for DVDs. I remove the cover and booklet (if any) from the box, flatten them out, and keep them elsewhere. Unlike a CD's booklet, DVD documentation is largely useless to me, and those bulky DVD cases are a morbidly inefficient means of storage.

Vaultz cabinets are compact, space-efficient, and stackable. Highly recommended, especially at the price.

Review by R. Urbanski:

These cabinets are perfect for the area that I had planned to use them in. The finish on the cabinets could have been better, there was adhesive from tape, that was use on the cabinet doors during assembly, at the miter joints. The standard shipping took one week as promised, and I received the cabinets in good condition.

Review by Zot:

As is typical with MDF, particle board, and other fake wood furniture, this is not something you'd want in an environment where it will be subjected to impacts or frequent moving, as both may potentially damage it beyond repair. It's meant to be kept in one place, and that's it. Also, absolutely keep it away from areas that tend to get water on the floor, like a basement, as that will damage it, too. And if you have young children, you should absolutely install an anti-tip bracket to keep them from knocking it over and breaking the glass door, not to mention the cabinet itself.

That said, you are getting a nice glass door that lets you see through to whatever is inside and keeps most of the dust off of it. I priced out glass in the Washington DC area at 16" by 45" by 1/4", and was quoted at for one sheet of tempered glass with unfinished edges, and a few dollars more for sanded edges. The glass in this door is not that large--it's around 12" by 37.5" and maybe 1/4" thick or perhaps 7/32". But you can see that to build your own comparable cabinet with real wood and a glass door would likely cost you in the range of 0 or more, plus your own labor. So, to me, it's worth sacrificing some quality for the time it saves and a lower price tag.

I use it to display my Transformers toys and other knick-knacks. It would be fine for CDs or DVDs, but frankly I think it's overkill for anything that doesn't require protection from dust. If you just have regular movies or CDs, not collector's items, you're probably better off getting a cabinet without a door, as it's easier to access them and much cheaper.

The biggest problem with the door is that it doesn't sit quite straight. You get used to it, but at first it will probably annoy you because it looks funny. This, of course, will vary with each item due to small differences in the manufacturing process--main exactly where holes were drilled and such. So some may be better than mine, while others may be even worse. There may be a way to fix this but you'd have to be careful not to damage the fiberboard to the point where you can no longer screw something in.

One of the best features is the variety of positions you can put the shelves in. But the holes are not all exactly equal, so the metal shelf holders fit easily into some but have a hard time fitting into others. Again, minor manufacturing defects that are just par for the course for this type of furniture.

All in all, I liked the first one I bought enough to buy three more, but I don't recommend paying full price. I paid including shipping for my first one directly from the manufacturer sometime in 2008 or 2009, and about for each one thereafter, as opposed to the "regular" price that it usually sells for from the manufacturer and many retailers. As long as you understand it is somewhat fragile and must be treated with care, it should be fine. I doubt you'll be able to find a cheaper display cabinet with a glass door.

Review by C. Ayres:

The one star in this review is for the custome service we dealt with in getting our money back.

I've seen this cabinet whole and complete (we got one just like it from a different retailer that ran out after our purchase) and it is beautiful and functional. When we ordered it from Amazon.com independent retailer, it was a whole other story.

The cabinet was shipped in pieces, which wasn't a problem as it is easy to put together. The problem was it was shipped in one box with the doors touching the outside edges of the box. If they would have shipped this in its orginal box inside another box with a bit of packing, there would not have been a problem. The first time we got it, the glass was damaged as was the doors. The second time, the glass was intact, but the doors were again damaged. The problem was that the line along the bottom and top of the doors that fits into the grooves so the doors slide back and forth were split and cracked making the items unrepairable. The wood is a composit and fragile. The main casing was also scratched and dented, again from the lack of proper packing.

In conclusion, if you can find this cabinet locally, go for it --its very nice. If you need to order it from anywhere, I would be wary and probably shy away from it. One wrong shift in packing and this thing is done for.

Review by Leif Sheppard:

Over the past year I've discovered that it can be an arduous task to find quality media storage, and I can assure the curious consumer that price is no indication of quality. These Windowpane shelves, however, retail for around 0 and I've been reasonably pleased with them.

The finish is very nice, it's nearly black with a subtle woodtone, and the unit as a whole just looks great. The sliding glass doors work well, though items placed in the middle where the two doors intersect are difficult to access.

The one major quality complaint is that the shelves will slightly bow over time, especially if they're used to hold television DVD sets (which I do). Most media storage units are actually designed with compact discs in mind, so if you stock them with DVDs you find the bottom shelf will be too small to stand the DVDs up and you'll have to lay them on their sides. This one, however, holds all of the DVDs perfectly upright as it's supposed to.

I agree with the reviewer here that it's a good idea to buy locally if possible, the packaging isn't very protective. Assembly time will be approximately an hour, possibly shorter if you're accustomed to assembling DIY furniture.

As always, buyer beware! I bought another media storage unit from Atlantic thinking it would be the same quality as this one, and it most certainly was not (the unit I refer to is the Atlantic Drawbridge - Media storage cassette, VHS, DVD, CD, you can read my review of that piece of trash by following the link).

Review by E. Martinez:

I ordered two of these to hold my DVD and CD collection.

What I didn't like:

Upon inspection I noticed that the screws that hold the swinging doors were screwed in at an angle and were not aligned flat with the metal hinge. As a result of this workmanship the door slightly scrapes the bottom shelf every time I open/close it.

The back side of the cabinet is a thin piece of cardboard that is stapled. I re-stapled this for accuracy and durability. This is not real cherry wood but a spray paint job of red with a slight metallic tinge that isn't even painted properly or sanded correctly for a smooth finish.

What I did like:

Outer styling of the lines on the doors and handle has a great look and feel. The storage capacity is good and I can add decor such as a drape and flowers for the creation of a nice romantic setting.

Conclusion: If it had been built with better materials I would give it 4 stars and if it were properly built with better materials I would be giving 5 stars... but because of shabby workmanship I can't go higher.

Review by S. Rothman:

This DVD cabinet is terrific - already assembled, very nice kraftsmanship, and looks great. We are thinking about ordering a matching one because we love it so much!