"affordable" brand in terms of getting higher quality electronics for less money than the other brands when it comes to portable and home furniture cabinet digital pianos. Here in 2019, the Casio company keeps offering even more digital piano options than ever before because for Casio and other manufacturers like Yamaha, etc, it's all about putting different digital pianos into different retail "distribution channels." What that means is that Casio is now making portable digital pianos that are not only for the general mainstream retail market where anyone can buy one of those pianos on-line or at a store, but they also make portable digital pianos exclusively for specific retail outlets that would have "exclusive rights" to sell those models so that no other retail establishment could also sell them. What that means is that Casio could offer a specific model (or models) to one retail company and not others.
piano as the previous CDP-235R that was at Costco, only now it's on Amazon as a different model number. While it is a still good product, its technology is pretty old at this point so there are better options in this price range for Casio portable digital pianos, especially if you are interested in having a more realistic piano playing experience as opposed to just getting a lot of toy-like bells & whistles. So the bottom line for the CDP-240 is that it is considered the Casio "entry level" 88-key weighted key action portable digital piano in terms of piano playing realism, although it does have some fun "bells & whistles" built into it. To learn more about the Casio CDP240 being sold primarily through Amazon, read my review of the older CDP230R because other than the display screen color being changed from gold color to blue color and the piano polyphony power being raised from 48 to 64 notes, both models are identical in every other way. Casio CDP230/230R Review
the CDP-S350 ($499 internet price). The older CDP-135 is really the basic version of the CDP-240 and even though the CDP-135 is a discontinued model, it may still be available for purchase on-line s a new product. The 2 newer recently released CDP-S models just 
came out at the beginning of 2019 and are only available at Guitar Center and their affiliate or wholly owned stores such as Music & Arts, etc. The CDP-S100 replaces the former CDP-135 (as I mentioned) that Guitar Center also had as an exclusive model. The new CDP-S100 has an upgraded, more compact, and slightly lighter 
cabinet along with an upgraded piano sound sample over previous CDP models. The key action is also improved and upgraded over previous CDP models as well as over the CDP240 currently on Amazon. However, the new CDP-S350 with many built-in "bells & whistles" is the actual step up from the CDP240 on Amazon and 
previous CDP235R that was in Costco. The newer CDP-S350 has 700 instrument sounds, lots of interactive background accompaniments, and some fun features built in, although it uses the same LCD screen & color as the much older CDP230R that was at Costco. When it comes to the getting a digital piano under $500 then the CDP-S350 would be the better investment...plus...it has a better, more realistic piano sound as compared to the more basic CDP-S100 and previous CDP135 and CDP230R and CDP235R, although both CDP-S models (including the CDP240 on Amazon) have just 64-note polyphony power as compared to the higher priced models. Polyphony power is important for producing a better, more authentic piano sound, pedaling sound response, and more organic tonal dynamics and the 64-note polyphony piano chip goes back well beyond 10 years ago in terms of technology....so it's old and cheaper to produce than the better polyphony chips. But the question is, are you willing to give up the "better" for the "cheap"? It's like buying a 10 year old computer cheap...do you really want to do that when the newer, better ones are not that much more money?
with no interactive accompaniments, does not have hundreds of instrument sounds, and does not have a proprietary app like "Chordana Play" such as what's available for the CDP-S350 and models above it. But PX160 does have a better key action and more piano polyphony power with double the polyphony at 128-notes of power than the CDP or CDP-S series. The CDP160 is a noticeably more realistic portable 88-key digital piano than the CDP-S100 although it does cost $150 more but worth it. It also looks great in the customer white and gold cabinet & stand. If you want more "bells & whistles" then for the same 
price you might be better off with getting the newer CDP-S350 which is close to the PX-160 as far as piano sound and key action goes, but not quite as good with only 1/2 of the piano polyphony power at just 64-note polyphony. But it just depends on how you are mostly going to use the piano. A couple other updates to the new CDP-S pianos is that they can both run on batteries independent from an a/c power adapter. That is pretty cool and very helpful if you want to travel with one of those pianos and don't have access to a power source where you are. The CDP-S pianos also have a more compact & slimmer cabinet and weighs a little bit less at just 24 lbs...so it's even easier to carry around if you are going to do that. Click on the following link to read my detailed review of the PX160: Casio PX160 Review
models go much further in technology with significantly increases polyphony power to 192-notes vs the 64 note polyphony of the CDP models and the 128-note polyphony of the portable PX models. This extra polyphony power enables the acoustic piano sound of the PXS models to have no note drop-out when playing more complex music. The sampling technology of the PXS models 
also allows the acoustic piano tones to have a noticeable larger and more dynamic tone than any past model of Casio has ever had and that includes a huge dynamic range of tone when playing from very light finger touch to very strong and heavy and anywhere in-between. Beyond all that the special effects section of the PX-S1000 & PX-S3000 are soooo much better than the other Casio pianos I've mentioned here which is important, even if you never thought that 
type of thing would be important. This is because the special effects includes the all new "Hall Simulator" and "Acoustic Simulator" for Casio portable digital pianos. These two special effects systems allow for more organic acoustic piano content and elements within the acoustic piano sound along with special "hall/reverb" effects that are normally found in much higher end and more expensive 
stage type pianos. These effects provide a more natural ambiance and environment for the acoustic piano sounds as well as a more natural sound environment for all of the 700 instrument sounds in the PX-S3000. The PX-S1000 is the more basic of these 2 models and is mainly for people who mainly want to play piano and not do much else. However,even with that being said, the PX-S3000 allows for more control over the piano sound which can make your piano playing even more enjoyable. The PX-S1000 would be the basic model of the two PXS models like the CDP-S100 would be the basic model of the two CDP-S models. In contrast the PX-S3000 is the more advanced model over the PXS-1000 like the CDP-S350 is the more advanced model of the CDP pianos. But both of the PXS models are far more advanced and realistic in terms of the piano sound than any of the other Casio pianos I have mentioned here. Click on the following links to read my detailed reviews on the new PX-S1000 and PX-S3000: PX-S1000 Review PX-S3000 Review
is for a lot of people...complete confusion with so many choices and within similar price ranges. Casio would call it an opportunity to have more "channels of distribution." Casio has 9 models that are currently available at various stores throughout the the US and the CGP-700 and PX-360 are the only 2 models that have a large 5" proprietary color touch screen built into those models. Since the user interface and navigation on the CGP-700 and PX-360 are much more intuitive and easy to use than the other models, Casio does not produce a "controller app" for them like they do for the CDP-S and PXS models. That Casio app is called 
"Chordana" and it allows you to control nearly all of the piano functions of the CDP-S and PXS models from the color touch screen of your tablet device (iPad, etc). The CGP-700 is unusual as compared to all other Casio portable pianos in that it automatically comes with a furniture style stand and that particular stand has a built-in bass reflex speaker attached to it which gives the CGP-700 a much larger volume with much richer tone and big bass response. However, even though the CGP-700 is a very cool instrument, the actual piano sound sample in that model is not quite as realistic as the lower priced PX-160 model ot the higher priced PX-360. 
However, a beginner would not likely be able to tell the difference so it just depends on what is important to you with regard to how you are going to use these pianos. The higher priced PX-360 has many more features than the CGP-700 but does not come with the 
additional furniture style "speaker stand" that you get with the CGP-700. Both the CGP-700 and PX-360 have 16-track MIDI recording & play-back as well as the ability to layer up to 4 sounds simultaneously and do a few other things that the PXS series cannot do. However, when you add that special speaker-stand to the CGP-700, it gives it a total of 40 watts of power going into 6 speakers as opposed to the PX-360 with 16 watts of power going through 2 speakers which makes the CGP-700 portable piano the most powerful in terms of the internal speaker out of any Casio portable digital piano or any other brand's portable digital piano for that matter. But as far as the authenticity of the piano sound chip, it is more realistic in the PX-360 portable model than in the CGP-700 portable model. Is this getting a bit confusing to you yet? I would not be surprised about the confusion because of there being sooooo many choices in the Casio digital piano line when it comes to portable digital pianos. You can read more about these 2 models in my detailed review at the following link: Casio CGP-700 & PX-360 Review
synthesis technology to create and edit sounds in ways that professionals might use on stage. This model has a smaller LCD display screen and is button controllable rather than having any touch screen. There is also no app that can work with this model unlike the new PXS series which uses that intuitive Casio Chordana app.. The key action in the PX5S is identical to the CGP700 and PX360, which is a good thing, but the piano sound chip in the PX5S is 256-polyphony as opposed to 128-polyphony in the the CGP700 and PX360. However, the new PXS models have 192-note 
polyphony which is generally more than enough to do what you want musically speaking. But when you are creating sounds and layering multiple parts together which is what the PX5S can do, then it is good to have as much polyphony power as possible which 
makes the 256-note polyphony more necessary. The PX5S is a 6 year old model at this point so is getting a bit old at this point and yet is still a current model because it does things that no other Casio portable digital piano can do which is generally of more interest to pro studio and stage musicians than it likely would be to anyone else...plus it has no built-in (internal) speakers which is another thing that sets it apart for all other portable Casio pianos. To make matters even MORE interesting and confusing, Casio also has another portable digital piano called the PX560 that sells for $1199 which is obviously more than $1000. This newer model is the "top" portable model in the Casio company and takes the PX360 technology and color touch screen and combines that all with elements of the professional PX5S. The PX560 is also popular if you want the ease of the color touch screen user interface combined with synthesis and layering elements of the PX5S including the same key action and 256-note polyphony power. Go to the following links to read my detailed reviews of the PX5S and PX560: Casio PX5S Review Casio PX560 Review
interface technology would be the new PX-S3000 at $849 internet price in the US. This new model pretty much has it all (minus only a few things) and for $849 it's really a bargain in my opinion. You really cannot go wrong with any of the Casio 88-key portable digital pianos but for the money the new PX-S3000 definitely gives you the "biggest bang for the buck" and is a longer term investment with regard to you being able to grow into it instead of growing out of it compared to any of the models below it. Certainly there are other 88-key portable self contained digital pianos out there that 
have an even more realistic piano sound chip, key action, pedaling, and internal speaker system but those pianos are at least 2 -3 times the price of the PX-S3000, so you would expect something that costs a lot more money to be better in some ways. However, pound for pound there is nothing that comes close to the PXS3000 right now from anyone for under $1000. You get really impressive 88-key individually graded weighted key action, stereo 3D surround sound acoustic piano sound with full dynamic tonal range, responsive full damper/sustain pedaling, 700 HD instrument sounds, professional studio effects, 100's of useful and fun interactive features, Bluetooth audio connectivity, battery power & 
a/c power, lightweight slim design cabinet with new digital touch button technology and flush mount display screen. along with the use of a proprietary app (Chordana) for your tablet (iPad/Android) that allows intuitive control of almost all features and functions 
within the piano itself. The lower priced more basic PX-S1000 is also impressive if you just want something for mostly piano playing in a portable digital piano and don't want to compromise in going down even further in price and getting something half as good in terms of a more realistic piano playing experience. But if you want to go beyond that and give yourself more "musical tools" to work with as you grow into the piano, then the added $200 to the price of a Casio PX-S1000 is much more than worth that extra cost to own the PX-S3000 as far as I am concerned. As a long time, well known piano teacher, musician, and digital piano consultant, I love to see people of all ages learn to play music on a piano and having one of these digital pianos makes it even more fun and enjoyable. Yes, a great acoustic piano, especially a grand piano is a wonderful piano playing experience but having the outstanding music technology built into some of these new digital pianos just makes it even more exciting. Click on the following link to read my detailed review of the Casio PX-S3000: Casio PX-S3000 ReviewIf you want more info on new digital pianos and LOWER PRICES than internet discounts, please email me at tim@azpianowholesale.com or call direct at 602-571-1864.