Which keyboard to buy?

[ryandman89]

I'm new to playing the piano and I can get my hands on either a Yamaha PSR 170 or a Yamaha PSR 225GM. Which would you recommend? Which one sells for a higher retail price? If you have ever owned either one of them, give me some of the pros and cons.

Thanks for the help!

 

[dbhogan]

If you want to learn to play the piano, then you need a keyboard that is 88 keys... if you are going to buy one, and want something cheap to start, then get an 88 key keyboard with minimal sounds, whistles and buttons... or at least something like this Yamaha NP30 - it's one octave short of 88 keys, but will do the trick, it is cheap (about $250 retail?) and you are not paying for a plethora of bad sounds, and buttons.

If you have abit more money to spend, then you will want to find a keyboard with weighted keys... like a piano... in that case you are better to buy a digital piano...