Atlantic Oskar 1080 Media Storage Cabinet – Protects & Organizes Prized Music, Movie, Video Games or Memorabilia Collections, PN 38435714 in Espresso, Large

Well looks like the one stars are winning on this product. Hello, first time here to rate an item. These shelves are cheap, simple, built to last forever if never moved and messed with. What are people expecting? Oh yes the building of the shelves is a pain and there's a comment on here about building them face down. I highly recommend that. You can not flip this over and put the back on. So build it face down, add the back then tip it sideways and then add the bottom and then pick it up from the top to let it slide in place upright. Since I've done it this way, it has not broke on me. So to the guy that first mentioned this, thanks a million. But serious folks, it's a cheap half way decent piece of crap that holds your hobbies. It's not something you're going to find in the millionaire store. Pick your battles. Want something that looks decent, holds your hobbies and doesn't take up much space, trust me as I have 17 of these. Then get this item. You will be glad you bought it if you collect cds. That's my hobby. Enjoy and don't knock everything you out together. If you're building like me, it's sometimes the operator too lol. Thanks for reading, now spend that money!

I have a decent sized gaming collection of over 1500 physical games from a large variety of gaming consoles I have collected over the years. I purchased two of these cabinets to help me with storage. I also have two other storage cabinets that are much shorter. I have a lot of good things to say about these cabinets, and just a couple of issues with them. Let's discuss the good first. GOOD POINTS 1) The cabinets shelves are just right for storing games, blu-rays, etc. They are at a good depth so that the games are not hanging over the edge, but not so deep that space us wasted. 2) The shelves are adjustable for height, at least for the most part. (One of the issues will be discussed under the not-so-good points.) So not all video games cases are the same height. These shelves all adjust height, which is perfect for some of the more unique video game requirements. All of the standard sized cases fit within 7 inches of shelf height. In the PS4, Xbox One, Switch generation the cases are not as tall. You can either shorten the shelves to make space, or stack the games flat with their spines out if you have too many. The issue comes with games like Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64. They are not nearly as tall and they have rounded tops that makes stacking them difficult. To solve this I was able to split the shelves into 3.5" height and then store those games on their flat bottoms. It works very well and keeps dust out of the contacts. I know there are cases you can buy, but I currently have 88 N64 and 50 Genesis games and it's just too expensive to buy cases for all those games. 3) Once the units are assembled they are very stable. They even have a way to attach them to the wall if stability is a concern. Without the shelves in place the cabinets can seem a little flimsy. But the shelves are part of the structure, and once they are in place everything firms up quite nicely. 4) I really like the look of the units. They are clean and sleek looking and fit really well in the room. Also since they don't stick out far into the room they are efficient and compliment my collection rather than dominate the wall as some cabinets I have tried in the past. NOT-SO-GOOD POINTS 1) The top, bottom and middle of the units is not as flexible for placing shelves. The holes on the sides for placing shelves stop quite a ways before the top and bottom of each section. This means you have to plan your needs to have taller items in those areas, whether you like it or not. So that means you are forced to have taller shelves in four areas of each cabinet. It's not terrible, but it is something to be aware of, especially if you are trying to keep games from of smaller size or of same manufacturer grouped together. 2) This is a small but annoying problem you should be aware of when putting everything together. I recommend studying the diagram very carefully so that you don't put anything together upside down. Pay attention to the holes for the sides and how they should orient together. Also know that the bottom goes on before the back, which creates an issue with getting the back nailed on since the unit wants to come apart in the middle since the front of the unit is not flush with the bottom (it's the back of the unit that's flush). My first cabinet did not go together so well because I did not fully understand what the diagram was showing me and because one of the metal twist rings that hold the top on crumbled The moment I turned the screw. The second one was much easier. Fortunately when the back is on and the shelves are in place it firms up nicely. Just be careful moving the unit when the shelves are not in it. Please understand that the good points far outweigh any not-so-good points. If I ever get rid of my other game cabinets I would not hesitate to get another couple of these shelving cabinets. I highly recommend them for storing games and movies.

Efficient, but could be even more stable... I installed L brackets in the bottoms and middles and tops of my cabinets (I have 9 total), this way they can be moved around or bumped into, and they should also have straps holding them to the wall with a little bit of give in case of earth quakes or clumsy guests... I also wish the shelf were taller, let's say enough vertical height for 2 more shelves of dvds or 3 more shelves of cds, increasing the overall capacity by an addition couple hundred cds/dvds -- and optimizing vertical storage space which would otherwise be unused wasted space...

I was not looking for "premium" furniture. After all, I was looking to get a shelving unit for my DVD and Blu Ray collection on Amazon. I knew it would be particle board or the like and it would come "some assembly required" and all that. I wasn't looking for anything fancy -- just functional. In the realm of sub-prime, built-it-yourself pieces, there are "inexpensive" pieces of furniture, and their are "cheap" pieces of furniture (which may or may not be inexpensive). But, few feet below those categories, lies "crap" furniture. The Atlantic Oskar 1080 Media Storage Cabinet lies somewhere near the bottom of the "crap" furniture pit, awaiting its next victim. From the instructions not being clear (causing several "back-up and try again" moments), to the fact everything about this unit screams "lowest bidder," the product fails to impress on any level. The unit comes top and bottom halves, which are held together with a sort of lock-bolt and screw mechanism. I have used this type of connection before, but in those earlier instances, the screw portion goes into wood. These go into plastic inserts within the boards which, as you can probably guess, are not in tight enough to get a good grip on anything. This is because the boards simply do not have enough material -- enough wood -- for anything to grip onto. As a result, after getting this together, I went to stand the unit up, and the two halves came completely apart, breaking several of the verticals. Two things about standing this thing up: (1) when you assemble the unit, you must keep it lying flat on the ground with the finished edges up. This is not made clear in the instructions. It was not until I was trying to put the bottom of the cabinet onto the verticals and realised that the forward facing lip of the base has to be facing up to do this, that I realized my mistake; and (2) once the top shelf and base are affixed to the verticals, you have to somehow turn the whole thing over, have the lip on the base hang over something so you can keep the unit flat, and affix the back panels. There are many issues here (that lip being a major one). But remember above when I said that there is very little material to the wood? Yea, now consider the miniscule brads that are used to put the back boards on and consider how well those are going to grip keeping this back on and you can see the other major issue. Oh! And those backing boards? Yea... the unit comes with two of these. One covers the top half and the the other the bottom half. Do you see a problem here? Neither did I at first. It was not until I went to stand the unit up that it became evident. Since the unit has such flimsy connectors holding the two halves together, and the backing boards are split along these halves, there is no rigidity to the two halves -- they are not a unit in any way, they are effectively two free-floating pieces that are intended to be stacked... held together by hope and a prayer. As my wife and I stood the unit up, the two haves (now under a modicum of pressure), completely split apart, with the screws and plastic inserts breaking free, cracking and breaking the pseudo-wood in the process. After a few choice curse words were uttered, I took the two halves, separated them, then looked at the damage to the boards. With a lot of glue, I have managed to Frankenstein the two halves together (some parts of this are not very pretty, but I put those broken parts against a wall and have decided to ignore it for now. Rather than using the wall anchors as depicted in the instructions, I put one at the top of the bottom half, securing the middle horizontal to the wall, and one at the top of the top half, securing the top horizontal to the wall. It is secure. This thing will due for now. At some point, I will replace it with something that is designed and manufactured to a higher standard. I know... that does not really narrow down the field very much -- if at all. But I am too tired and too frustrated to deal with the idea of trying to return this dumpster fire. Atlantic is a company that will not be getting any more of my business.

We ordered this unit, despite all the negative reviews. We are VERY happy with the product! Package arrived in great shape - a few "bruises" but zero damage to any of the parts. All the parts and required hardware were in the box. Yes, the broken bits of styrofoam packing makes a mess, but it did its job of protecting the contents from shipping damage. Assembly is not complicated, as long as you read the instructions, study the diagrams, and take your time. All the pre-drilled holes lined up properly and were in perfect condition, NONE of the connecting hardware pieces broke or pulled out during assembly. Standing the unit upright after nailing the back on was a little scary - we could feel some "flex" in the structure, but it held together fine. Moved unit into position, and attached the "anti tip-over" brackets. After that, the whole thing felt very secure and stable. Despite being constructed from "cheap" materials, the finished product looks very nice in our media room, and will provide much needed storage. Now we just need to decide on optimum shelf spacing for storing a combination of CDs and DVDs, and get it loaded!

This is constructed differently than i imagined. There's basically a top and bottom half, connected together with the "cam fastener" system. i envisioned it would be solid vertical sides, but of course that would cost more. It really would be greatly beneficial to have a helping hand. The base is wider than the top, extending forward. In the process of flipping it, so the back could be attached, it no longer sits flat. This put enough stress on this connection that all the cam fasteners broke. A second person would help steady this and could put something under this joint to relieve the stress. At 6 feet tall, it's a bit much for one person, but i did it. i had to disassemble to figure out why i was not getting a solid connection, discovering the broken hardware. i had to go to Lowe's and find replacements. The best would be to have this on a table, such that you could extend the wider base over the edge and the sides would lie flat. But i do not have a 6 foot work table. i used tape to try to support this joint, but the veneer is so thin and cheap that removing the tape also removed the veneer. Fitting the 2 piece back was also a challenge for one. It's barely large enough to cover the opening. It looks pretty good when assembled, as long as no one looks too closely.

Important! How to assemble-- I bought these for the size and capacity and read the comments about how to put together so it doesn't snap. I thought I figured it out for the first one, it snapped, then I figured it out for the second one and it went together in 30 minutes quicky, smoothly, and with NO issues. No breaks, nothing. And looks great. Below, I have tried to make clear the steps I followed for a very successful build--bear in mind, the other comments were helpful, but did not make the steps clear. Here is how to do it, from someone who is not skilled, but was able to build in 30 minutes with no problems: 1. Build the top first. And that means connect the top piece of wood as well. Build with the finished side facing you. 2. Turn over. 3. Nail the correct backing to the top. 4. Now, work on the bottom. Build with unfinished side up. 5. You are "changing" from the instruction page here. 6.The wooden sides are opposite the instruction picture because you need to building this bottom section with the unfinished side up. This is key. If you don't, it will snap when you turn over. It is unconnected, unsupported, and if you follow the instructions, it HAS to snap. 7. You need to build this opposite way so you can nail the back on it easily for support. This is the Holy Grail bit of advice for building this--if you follow, it will be perfect. 8.Just keep the same wooden sides next to each other like the picture, but in reverse since it is upside down from the instruction photo. Translation: the letters on each piece of wood need to be next to each other like the picture, just turned so that the shelving pin holes make sense. If I can figure that out, anyone can. 9. Because the base sticks out, it won't be flat when unfinished side is facing up. That's another snapping issue. 10. I used 7 of the little shelves to place under the sides to "level." 11. Screw in the sides, and level them as well for support. 12.. You should be ready to join the 2 13. BUT here is where it can snap. 14. Put levelers (I used the styrofoam and cardboard from box to make the Bottom half as high as the the unconnected top half (which should still be on the levelers.) 15. Slide the bottom over to the finished top--which is heavy and supported. 16. Note: I put some wood glue on the wood pins, but it does not matter. 17.Both halves should be same height, and you should be able to position the bottom (unfinished side up) into the pins without any problem or stress whatsoever. 18. Push together and tighten those cam bolts. 19. IMPORTANT 20. Nail the second backing panel into the back. Use all the nails and make secure. 21. Congratulations, the hard part is over. 22. It should be stable, but I turned it on its side, and slid it to where it would be resting. 23. I did this by myself, and it was perfect. The problem with all the other reviews saying build it side first and nail on the backing--they did not say when you had to change from the instructions, and that created confusion. I hope this helps! It certainly made it easy for me, and I just ordered 2 more. When built like this, it really was as advertised!

I'd seen some reviews that had me concerned, but for the price, this can't be beat. I ordered the first as a cheap option for a supply shelf at work. After assembling and working with it I realized it would be perfect for displaying my Hallmark Keepsakes collection. Though, I now have a 3rd ordered, as I gravely underestimated the size of my collection. There are a few things worth mentioning. 1) First, parts I &J were incorrectly labeled as J. However if you are carefully reading the directions, you'll clearly see from the diagrams which part is which. 2) Next, the metal "bolts" that screw into the plastic recessed anchors, they are easily screwed in too deep. If done as such the round twist parts have difficulty engaging. Noy to mention you risk breaking the anchor. To prevent this simplify screw them in by hand. You'll be able to tell when they're seated. There will probably be a few you will need a screwdriver to install. On those just go slowly and hold the piece up so you can see when the threads just disappear into the anchor. 3) Lastly, many reviewers mentioned the difficulty with flipping the shelf over so as to nail the backing on. One issue was due to the unit being flimsy without the backing to help stabilize it from flexing. The other issue is, with it laying front side down, the base holds the unit up off the floor. In this position, when hammering on the back, you risk breaking the unit in half. To solve this, I used 2 folding tables I have for cookouts/workspace. Using these, I assembled the unit front side down from the beginning. I left the bottom just off the edge of one of the tables so I could attach the base and have the protruding portion if the base hang off the table. Like this the unit is flat on the table and hammering the back on is a breeze. Not to mention the entire assembly can be done from the comfort of a chair. Oh, and to get it off, simply flip it to a side and slide to the ground. On a side note, some may realize from my picture that the units bases have been modified so they fit neatly in a corner. To do this I cut the corners that meet at a 45 degree angle (3 1/4 inches measured from the exposed corner down both sides).

Super pour mon besoin de rangement. Petit problème avec les attache pour maintenir les pièces ensemble. Ils casse facilement. Donc j'ai dus improviser. pour le reste merveilleux.

Fue fácil de armar y le caben bastantes dvd’s o blurays. Estoy contento con esta compra

As a Canadian this can be a little on the pricey side for what you're getting, however if you're looking for a really tall shelving unit for holding media this is the best shelving unit out there. This will hold DVD cases, CD cases, NES carts, figurines, and other collectibles and looks fantastic. The only drawback that I can see is there is a stationary shelf about halfway up that can make it difficult to get the spacing you want if you fill this shelf up. But that's a minor issue and you can work around it easily. I previously used the Prepac BMA-0640 Double Width Wall Media Storage Rack (Black) for displaying all of my video game collection. These are great shelves and actually have higher quality materials from what I can tell, however they are fairly short, so I was only able to use up about 1/2 of my wall space. These Atlantic cabinets are about 6 feet tall so they're exactly what I needed. I plan to get another one in the not so distant future.

The quality of materials is lower end, but it is a great product that holds a lot! Some of assembly is IKIA esk. Takes awhile to assemble, but take it slow and it comes together.

Firstly, it wasn't shipped for nearly a week. When I unpacked it the top shelf was damaged, but having read other reviews, I knew not to bother contacting the seller and decided I could live with the damage. The foam packing used had crumbled and got everywhere. I had to vacuum every last piece of that came out of the box to get rid of it. The static made it almost impossible to clean up any other way. I keep finding little bits of it all over my house. The hardware came in a blister pack, but it was broken and the pegs for the shelves were everywhere in the box. Some were missing and must have fallen out of holes in the box. Luckily for me, I didn't need them all or I would have had to make a trip to a hardware store to buy more. Assembly is quick, but very frustrating. The instructions say to assemble face down, but because the base is deeper than the rest of the unit, it buckled in the middle and the threaded plastic plugs for the anchor screws pulled out of the particle board. If you dare to attempt assembly face down, make sure to have support in the center of it or you'll have a struggle on your hands. I ended up assembling it on its side which wasn't easy because the vertical supports are so loose and wobbly. I needed five hands to do it. All-in-all, it was a nightmare to assemble and looks shabby because of the broken top. Certainly can't recommend this item.