whats a good digital piano?

Question

Whats a good digital piano for gigs between the price range or 399-699?

Answer 1

yamaha makes a good digital piano, all 88-keys also. and right now it goes for $549.99 at Best Buy. This is the info:
Yamaha Full-Size Keyboard with 88 Touch-Sensitive Keys, Wooden Stand and USB MIDI

Model: DGX505AD

product info:
494 instrument voices (including XG-Lite), 10 drum kits and 2 sound-effects kits

SmartMedia slot lets you easily download songs from the Internet and store your own

Easy Song Arranger with 135 accompaniment styles

Large full-dot matrix backlit LCD display lets you view scores and lyrics when playing MIDI files

Stylish wooden stand and sustain pedal

Professional pitch-bend wheel lets you experiment with your sound

Performance Assistant lets you play along with any of the built-in songs, regardless of your skill level

Portable Grand function delivers incredibly rich and authentic grand-piano sound

On-board sequencer allows you to record up to 5 of your own songs with up to 6 tracks for each

Stereo speakers, bass ports and Bass Boost system provide excellent sound quality

Headphone jack lets you practice in private
Includes Digital Music Notebook software

Answer 2

I would definitely go for a Roland. The best buy within your chosen price range would probably be the DP990. Roland's sampling is clearly the best of all digital pianos The best digital piano I've ever played on remains the now discontinued HP3700 (the HP2700 had the same tone quality but had 20 watts speakers instead of 40). Should you get lucky and find a used one in good condition, buy it without any hesitation. I've played hundreds of shows on Rolands (btw, I'm not a Roland agent!), with a repertoire ranging from Classical music to Broadway hits. I'm currently using a DP900 (DP990's older version) and occasionally plug in an XV2020 extension box (around $1000) to obtain the exact sampling of the HP3700. Still, the instrument sounds perfectly well on its own for domestic use. And you can play advanced repertoire on it (playing a Chopin Ballade or even Prokofiev's Seventh Sonata really sounds and feels great with this intrument). Hope this helped. Best regards, Raymond