Keyboard advice please...

[thane1200]

Hello, my fiance' is looking for a keyboard to mess around on. I used to own a Yamaha DJX; I liked it but sold it years ago. I wouldn't mind buying it again, but can't help thinking there is something better for the price.

I am wondering what some suggestions are for the 'best' keyoard under $200.00. I already have a MIDI controller; and we are looking for something with keys that feel 'decent'.

Thanx

[fraserhutch]

*sigh* .

[thane1200]

Originally Posted by fraserhutch

*sigh* .

Ok, so I'm not the most knowledgable about keyboards, oh yeah and we don't have much money. Sorry if this offends you in some way. Sheesh!

[mawtangent]

Consider the Yamaha PSR-273

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/707427/

[thane1200]

Thanx for the heads up on that Yamaha, looks to be about what we're looking for. Does Roland make a low-end keyboard?

[Atterion]

All Roland keyboards are "Low-End"

No I'm kidding!!!

JUno-D is their new low-end.

[fierywater]

However, the Juno-D also carries a price tag of $600.

[mawtangent]

In the past I have seen new Roland keyboards advertised in the $300-$400 range...with "home-keyboard" feature descriptions (like having 100 "styles")...I did a quick search on Musician's Friend and could only find Roland "arranger" keyboards for $500 and up...they might have experimented with putting out something to compete in the starter "home-keyboard" market (Yamaha PSR/Casio) in the past and then abandoned it....out of curiosity I am going to look for the Roland website and see what I can find.

I found this... E-100

http://rolandus.com/products/ck_deta...ge=1&ReviewID=

I looked on several online sites and cannot find one of these for sale, or find a list price.....this is probably still way over the $200 budget mentioned...still one might possible find one of these (or something similar by Roland) on ebay for cheap.