No, it appears to be the "paper-like" veneer. Not like the more substantial stuff you might see with furniture from a furniture store. The "wood" under the veneer is what I would characterize as "fine wood chips glued together under very high pressure" - not actual "wood" as you see in fine furniture; but this "glued wood" seems much heavier than actual "wood". This was actually a concern of ours in buying it, but when we simply could not find anything else close to what we wanted for the $200 we paid for this, we decided to take a chance. We were pleasantly surprised. Just be very careful in putting it together. It comes well packed in great shape, so it's not dinged when you begin to work with it. If you have kids, big dogs, etc., however, I think you're going to see some dings in the finish over time. Hope this helps.

No, I have a forty something inch and it is corner to corner.
I do love this T.V. stand. It does need a sturdier drawer though.

its a big box i have a chevy impala but it fit door to door the back seat if that helps explain it

Yes it is...I have both CDs and DD in it.

My husband put this together and according to him it was easy. The instructions were only wrong maybe twice...for instance told you to use screw yy but really it was xx. Not too hard to see they made a mistake. It took about 3 hours. The knob broke but i immediatley ordered off the internet and it was easy.

The color is darker than the picture shows, but in our case it dosn't matter that much.

After you put the back on it should be very sturdy. Use a nail in each indent in the back for proper sturdiness.

To remove the drawer use a small object to push in the black plastic part where it says release on each side, and pull the drawer out at the same time (easily).

Didnt try the plywood, but did reinforce with wood glue and a small nail.

I only saw the one on display at the store. It is darker in person than it shows this one to be online.