If the idea is to use just one opening for equipment as pictures show and just storage for other items then this will work ok. The biggest problems are as follows:
1) The shelf needs to be deeper as the units described below will not set completely back due to wiring.
2) At least one more separate opening needs to be initially made in the bottom by the manufacture on
one end or the other.
3) The electrical cord provided for the outlets is way too long unless you intend to place the shelf a long
way from an outlet which makes it hard to hide that cord.
4) The electrical connection unit provided allows for only 4 outlets. The television will use one of them.
Using satellite equipment such as a DVR, a disc or VHS tape player/recorder, internet connection, and an enhanced sound system makes the ability to hide wires to and from the television not easy.
The center box has the only closed back so the unit can be mounted floating. It would be easier to hide the wires if the predrilled large opening holes in the vertical pieces were done at the bottom of the piece rather than the top. The wires would be easily hidden behind the various equipment mentioned. as long as the shelf unit is deeper as suggested. Using an enhanced sound system may require an additional opening on one end if you have a wired bass unit that has to set somewhere away from the amplifier. Maybe there are enhanced sound systems today that will work remotely without wired connections to small speakers and the bass unit. Electrical adapters on some units to control voltage and/or amperage can also present a problem in hiding them. Lastly the lighter color unit pictured is not as light as shown. The idea behind this type of shelf is good but needs more versatility.
Hidden doesnt necessarily hidden
If the idea is to use just one opening for equipment as pictures show and just storage for other items then this will work ok. The biggest problems are as follows: 1) The shelf needs to be deeper as the units described below will not set completely back due to wiring. 2) At least one more separate opening needs to be initially made in the bottom by the manufacture on one end or the other. 3) The electrical cord provided for the outlets is way too long unless you intend to place the shelf a long way from an outlet which makes it hard to hide that cord. 4) The electrical connection unit provided allows for only 4 outlets. The television will use one of them. Using satellite equipment such as a DVR, a disc or VHS tape player/recorder, internet connection, and an enhanced sound system makes the ability to hide wires to and from the television not easy. The center box has the only closed back so the unit can be mounted floating. It would be easier to hide the wires if the predrilled large opening holes in the vertical pieces were done at the bottom of the piece rather than the top. The wires would be easily hidden behind the various equipment mentioned. as long as the shelf unit is deeper as suggested. Using an enhanced sound system may require an additional opening on one end if you have a wired bass unit that has to set somewhere away from the amplifier. Maybe there are enhanced sound systems today that will work remotely without wired connections to small speakers and the bass unit. Electrical adapters on some units to control voltage and/or amperage can also present a problem in hiding them. Lastly the lighter color unit pictured is not as light as shown. The idea behind this type of shelf is good but needs more versatility.