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Hello everyone, I'm currently looking for a DP to start learning piano, I have been playing (toying to be exact) with a M-audio 88es with 4front TruePianos for quite a long time now and I'm really tired of the cheap plastic keys and barely no weight on them.

Since I live in South America all the prices are insane, and I'm looking for the best option for learning piano properly.

I have narrowed my options to a few Digital Pianos.

• Yamaha P105 - U$S 1075
  I've always loved the yamaha piano sounds/samples, but at this price point with the GHS action it wouldn't be the best option.
• Casio PX350 - U$S 1150
  Better Hammer action than the P105, Ebony & Ivory feel but worst samples than the Yamaha.
• Korg 280 - U$S 1070
  I haven't read much about this piano, but from the pieces I've heard the piano samples aren't great.
• Kawai ES100 - U$S 1250
  Really simple looking DP, I've heard it has a great hammer action and the piano samples sound great.

I will go out and try them before making a decision, but since I'm beginner I dont know what to look for/test (Hammer actions/feel and sound excluded)

I'm not going to use VSTs on the piano (atleast in the near years to come)

I wont replace the DP for atleast 5 years so I've been reading and watching a lot of reviews.

Thanks for reading and sorry for my poor english.

As a beginner, the only thing I would suggest you consider is the feel of the keys and to a lesser degree, the sound.

My choice would be the ES100.

The ES100 and the PX350 are the nicest on that list, IMHO.
But you should also take a look at the Yamaha P-255 in this price range.

Here is a review by Keyboard Magazine.

I guess its between PX350 and ES100.



Sadly its not available in my country.

What connections do you want on it? Like, audio input (from computer software piano, or just an mp3 type music source; Do you want audio recording as well as midi? Other voices (you mentioned the Casio PX350) . . . Line out sockets or just headphones?

I wouldn`t buy any of these pianos for one reason. The pedal will be located in the wrong place if you have the piano mounted against the wall. They`re too narrow. The Korg might not be so bad, but THEY tell me the earlier model was better, and the connectivity isn`t brilliant, although the keyboard is probably the best of that bunch.

I will mainly use headphones and also want to record my own music, I guess if i can record audio through midi/usb the built in usb on the px 350 isn't necessary.
Other voices are a nice addition to play with, but not a deal breaker if it has a small amount of voices.

It will be for home use, good speakers are a plus since I wont buy amps/speakers.