"Another GREAT Entry Level Digital Piano By Casio... The Casio PX 100 Privia Is Light in Weight & Produces FANTASTIC Grand Piano Sounds..." |
|
Casio PX-100 Privia Digital Piano Review
Over All Rating: 
Price: $649.00 (currently priced/price may change) Return Policy: The Casio PX-100 Privia 88-Key Digital Piano has a 30-day FULL money back guarantee. The product also comes with a warranty on the following: Parts and Labor - 1 year Brand: Casio Model #: PX100 Recommended Merchant: www.amazon.com About The Product: The Casio PX 100 has less of the features of the newer models but it's a good choice for most beginners. First, it's lightweight and compact and you can take it anywhere you want. Next, it comes with the highly-recognized 88-key Scaled Hammer Action that's high on touch sensitivity as it provides beautiful grand piano sounds with its New Sound Source feature. An Auto Accompaniment feature also provides exciting realistic and dynamic background arrangements for pop, rock, jazz and some more genres. The Casio PX 100 also enables simultaneous output of two tones with its layering feature while a split feature allows you to divide the keyboard into two separate sections delivering different tone levels for added versatility. It also has an on-board metronome that allows you to choose from varying beats and tempos for richer and deeper sound reproduction. When not in use, it easily stores into compact spaces in a closet or under a bed. |
|
The Good Stuff:
 Compact and lightweight, stores in limited space such as a closet or under a bed
88-key Scaled Hammer Action is touch sensitive and produces high quality grand piano sound
Auto-Accompaniment feature provides dynamic and realistic background arrangements from varying genres
Complete orchestral accompaniment provides additional strings, pipe organ, and other tonesSplit feature lets you split the keyboard between two different tones
Memory Recording and Playback allows you to compose and record for future playback
|
The Bad Stuff:
 Can be very thin on features for anyone looking for more variety
Speaker system can be quite insufficient but is quite good with the headphones
Can be very thin on features for anyone looking for more variety |
|
|
Product Specifications:
The Casio PX100 Privia includes the following standard specifications:
|
|
Product Features:
Listed below are some of the features that come with this Digital Piano. Take a quick look below...  88-Key Scaled Hammer Action keyboard with touch sensitivity for beautiful piano tones
New Sound Source rivals the sound quality of a grand piano
Auto-Accompaniment provides exciting dynamic and realistic background arrangements
Layer feature allows simultaneous play of two tones while Split feature lets you split the keyboard between two different tones
Memory Recording and Playback feature make the lessons and composing sessions more productive by recording piano play for later playback
Adjustable tempo and beat makes a perfect tool for lessons and practice
Music Library with 30 tunes available, plus memory storage for 10 downloadable songs
|
|
Our Verdict:
The Privia PX100 digital piano has been discontinued and upgraded to the newer models of PX110 and PX120. So you'll most likely find the last few available unused units in some music stores or if you can find a used one for a good price (and in good condition) this can be a great way to get a digital piano at a budget price. For the two main features you'd probably look at when searching for a good digital piano, the Privia PX 100 matches your expectations when it comes to keyboard action and sound quality. This would be a good model for the beginner or a hobbyist looking for low-priced digitals that emulate the sound of an acoustic type using Sound Source technology. If you want more features, search for the upgraded models, but if you're in simply for sound quality on a budget, the PX-100 can be your best choice. |
|
Customer Feedback-
"I am obsessed with this keyboard. Why? Because it's the first one that I've seen and played so far that has PERFECT weighting on the keys, beautiful sound, and a GREAT price. The keys are weighted properly, they spring back like they should, and the weight is ranged just right - the lower keys are just the slightest bit heavier than the higher end. This thing is a DREAM to play!" - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "If weighted keys are important to you, this is an excellent step up from a keyboard without weighted keys (especially if you originally learned how to play on a real piano like myself). I live in a small dorm room and this piano tucks neatly into the corner having a width of less than a foot." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "Pretty basic but I didn't expect much in the way of bells and whistles. Good metronome feature. I just wanted a good weighted keyboard for my piano practice etc. Speaking of which, the weighting is quite good and better than many real pianos I have played. It is a bit on the heavy side but that is good for training the hands." - Actual User Review - Zzounds.com "I am just starting to learn piano. For me, this piano meets all my requirements for a beginner instrument.88 weighted keys and midi capability. If you live in an apartment and have a tight budget, this is the way to go. I can't comment on the sound quality since this is the first piano I owned, but for me it is good. The overall instrument is well built." - Actual User Review - Pricegrabber.com |
|
See Also -
|
|
|