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Being a starter, I had no idea what I was doing with one of these. Actually, It wasn't even mine - another family member bought it to have a "little play around" on it. After they abandoned it, I claimed the keyboard. I have to admit, this was a great keyboard! Prefect for starters, even someone like me that had no knowledge of musical instruments had great fun learning, playing and practising different tunes. The keyboard is also very compatible with the common keyboard stands found everywhere so there's no worry about not finding the right one! A must have for any musical person!

I have absolutely no musical knowledge at all but bought this to keep me occupied while I recover from a broken ankle and it is absolutely fantastic! It shows you the notes as you play them, where they are on the staves, and of course it has all sorts of other gadgets and gizmos which my 7 grandchilden love. All ages are enjoying it from 7 to 65 and can't keep away from it. In fact I am so inspired by my progress that I am going to take serious lessons now and go for it! ....and all this for under £70.

The description of this item says that it doesn't have a power supply, but it DOES! Don't waste £7 on another adapter like me!

I have just bought this for my Mum who is of retirement age but has always wanted to learn to play the piano. This was a fantastic opportunity to fulfil her wish without trying to find space for a real piano!! She is now like a kid with a new toy and spends hours at the keyboard going through the tution books. It is a brilliant compromise from the real thing and has all the added benefits of having the note display, a 'play along' tutor, different sounds, metronome beat. It is everything you could wish for and more for someone who loves music and wants to learn how to read and play music....no matter what your age!!! It is excellent value for money with a great sound. If I didn't have a piano myself, I would buy one too!

Around four months ago, I got this keyboard for my birthday. Firstly I will point out the positives: 1. this keyboard is very good for the complete beginner who has no sheet music/music books at home as this keyboard has the YES5 (the Yamaha Education Suite No.5). This easy to use feature lets you learn songs which are built in to the keyboard. The screen display on the keyboard shows you which notes and keys to play and the timing feature tells you WHEN to play them. 2. Another good feature is the screen. This screen shows what notes and keys you are playing simultaneously to make it easier to understand the notes and also, when using the auto-accompaniment, shows you which chords you are playing. 3. The Yamaha YPT 200 has a lot of functions such as Sustain - this feature provides a continuous sustain sound. Tuning - which lets you tune your keyboard. Transpose - This lets you transpose all the notes on the keyboard by 12 semi-tones. And there are loads more features. 4. This keyboard has loads and loads (134) sounds incorporated into it. Some of them are very good. 5. Another good point is that the buttons are easy to use. 6. The instructions are very easy to use and well explained in the main languages so make sure you take a look at them before jumping onto the product without reading anything.
Now I will explain and point out some of the bad points: 1. It is a shame that this keyboard is not touch sensitive (that means that no matter how hard or soft you press on the key, the tone will always be the same). 2. This is a small criticism however, I am sure that some people prefer box keys as they add a more realistic feel to the keyboard but this product only costs around £80. 3. Although that I mentioned that some of the sounds are good, I personally think there are too many sounds/voices in this piano - a lot of them will probably only be used once or twice however, that is just my opinion.
Finally, a question that a lot of people seem to ask is "are 61 keys enough?" - well if you are a beginner then yes but if you are already quite good at piano and taking serious lessons than I think you would need to opt for a 76/88 key piano.
This keyboard also has MIDI connection and a headphone socket. ***NOTE!!!!!! *** that this keyboard DOES have a adaptor cable although for some reason on the box it says it doesn't.
Overall, this is a good buy for a beginner or for someone who wants a good piano sound and to practice playing piano or just have fun with all the features that this instrument provides. :)