| Re: Beginner Keyboard/Piano??
What you are looking at there is a controller keyboard, it doesn't actually make a sound itself, it only controls external sound devices. You can get "virtual instruments" that would give you plenty of sounds to play with (there are loads of free ones out there, and on cover CD's of magazines like Future music and Music tech), but if all you are looking for is a basic piano sound, you may need to be looking at secondhand, ie ebay. You also need to think about going to a music shop and trying a few out so you can decide what type of keyboard action you prefer. "Piano weighted" keys have a heavier action, more like a real piano, whereas "weighted" have a less heavy feel. Synth type keys (the ones that do not have square shaped fronts) are usually very light action. You can also find out how they compare sound wise, ie a Casio compared to a Yamaha.
To be honest though, £150 is not going to get you much, especially new. But saying that £135 is pretty good for an 88 note controller, semi-weighted means it will be less heavy than a real piano action, but that is probably a good thing. Plus if you go down the virtual instrument path, you can get loads of different and classic sounds free, grow your hair down to your waist, wear a glittery cloak and pretend your Rick Wakeman! What more could a person want in life.
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