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Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano - Price, Feature Comparison and Review

by Abdul Kazeem
(London, UK)

Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano - Price, Feature Comparison and Review

I have moved to a new apartment (a bit smaller though) and I am looking for a portable digital piano.

Of course, I want it to have the best of sounds and the action needs to be as close to a real piano.

The two choices, which seems to be the obvious ones looking at most of the reviews online, are the Casio Privia pianos and the Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano.

I'm looking for proper weighted keys and not the semi-weighted ones that is available on some of the models in these series.

Based on the my initial findings, I'm looking at the DGX 520 / 620 or the Privia PX 300, 310, 400 or 400 model depending on the offers I can find.

Anybody has any experience with these models? Which one would be a better Buy?

I have read lot of comments online which simply say that Yamaha is better because they sound better. Is there any other reason why you like a certain brand or model among Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Dec 22, 2010
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Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano - Price, Feature Comparison and Review
by: Julia

This is just to let you all guys know that we had considered these two brands, but after trying out various keyboards, we opted for the M-Audio 88sx.

We have owned several keyboards earlier, mostly Roland, and with different key actions (My husband has been a soloist at Lincoln Center). We have also owned a 76-key, so that it becomes easier to travel.

We also own a stunning Steinway A3 squaretail grand, fully restored piano at our home.

So, in case somebody is looking for a third option, you may also consider the M-Audio digital piano, we are satisfied with it.

Dec 22, 2010
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Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano - Price, Feature Comparison and Review
by: Jack

I have owned a Yamaha PSR s910 for some time now and I am naturally biased more towards the Yamaha.
A few more things that you may want to know as my son's school recently acquired a Casio Privia.

They place the Casio Privia on an X-frame stand as it is much easier to move around. The stand it seems takes forever to assemble and disassemble.

The headphones didn't come with the package and the mic that came along with the box is not good either. I think they are now using a Shure mic to play with.

Headphones is not a big deal though, you just need a set with a 1/4" phono plug and a long cord (plugs in from the left side, nice that it doesn't plug in from the back or front and interfere with your playing, but you do need enough cord to reach.

And as mentioned in one of the earlier posts, Yamaha definitely provides much more choices when it comes to foot pedals. Casio is limited there.

Dec 22, 2010
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Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano - Price, Feature Comparison and Review
by: Suresh

This is what even I have been observing. Though Privia is not among the Roland and the Yamaha's but they definitely are making a dent in their entry to middle range digital pianos.

I guess, the only thing that is missing in the Casio Privia is refinement and robustness.
For instance, I have a Casio privia and I like the keys, I also like the stereo piano sound, but I hate the pedals.

You can definitely replace the foot pedal but the problem is some external pedals like the Korg foot pedals (which I like) don't work with Casio. You have to get it re-wired, or buy the off brand pedal with the reverse wiring.

Casio privia pianos also have a somewhat primitive accompaniment feature compared to a Yamaha, but not many piano players and learners care about it.

I am sure in the years to come, Casio will definitely fix all such things which is holding back the Privia as a major brand. In the meantime though, they still sell a lot because of their value for money proposition.

Yamaha is very good, especially in the high-end models, but for other models I think they are intentionally restricting the features. Maybe to create value since they know their branding is strong.

This is where the money part comes into picture, and I guess I would go for the one with a better price.

Dec 22, 2010
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Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano - Price, Feature Comparison and Review
by: Katie

While comparing, the aspect of cost should not be overlooked. After all, to many users, it's the Price-to-Features aspect that matters.

As a piano teacher, I find that in the Casio Privia pianos. I use Casio Privia 110 for teaching. My students are mostly preschoolers and in early schooling, so I really don't want a lot of sounds, styles, and extra buttons to teach them.

Yamaha has a wide range of digital pianos and some of them are pretty fancy ones, that feel and sound just like the real thing, but then you pay for it. As simple as that!

Instead of buying a couple of top of the line Yamaha pianos I have bought five casio privia pianos, which I have kept in my studio. I use them for group piano lessons.

But at times, my daughters also practice on them individually, with headphones on, so that they can concentrate on their piano playing.

Dec 22, 2010
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Casio Privia vs. Yamaha DGX / YPG Digital Piano - Price, Feature Comparison and Review
by: Gavin

Yamaha sound, voicing's and sequencing abilities have always been better. In terms of touch, I think only at the DGX 620 model you get proper weighted action, anything below that is semi-weighted.

If you are looking for anything below Yamaha DGX 620, then you might as well check out the Casio privia pianos since they are not bad at all.

I would say if you are a beginner or an intermediate level player looking for a value buy, then the Casio Privia should be fine.

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