I am an adult who started taking piano lessons a year ago....after a 35-year hiatus. Have been practicing on a fairly simple Yamaha keyboard and taking lessons on a Yamaha Clavinova. I now want to upgrade my home keyboard to a digital piano. It's so confusing when you start looking around and comparing .... and I've only been looking at Yamahas! Anyone have any thought/suggestions about Yamaha CLP-230 or YDP-223?

you know, new Yamaha YDP160 is almost here (available in May), which will replace YDP223 as an improved model. also, new CLP300 series will be out in July, and you might be able to consider a CLP240 rather than a CLP230 in cheaper price before that.

only if you can wait...

What about "used" vs. "new" digital pianos? I honestly don't know the best way to go, but am leaning toward new.

I opted for new and got the CLP-230. Since my piano is in the living room, I wanted it to look like furniture. I'm much like you. I restarted lessons in October, almost fourty years away from my childhood lessons. For myself, I didn't care that it's not loaded down with "features" I'll never use. I like the quick access buttons for the few things I do use. I very much wanted and got the three pedals. I guess it depends on what you want for your piano. New made the most sense to me, coming packed with a full five year warranty with service in my home and full trade-up value for five years.

Go for new, and don't wait. There will always be a better model round the corner. Get yourself to a dealer and have a look at what they've got. Play as many DP's as you can until you find one you really like and buy that one.

Happy hunting.

Will the YDP160 really replace the YDP223? The 160 has the same 64 polyphony and only 10 voices compared to the 223's 14. Do you know in what way the YDP160 is an improvement over the YDP223?

3 level AWM Dynamic Stero Sampling is a step up on the YDP223 as is half pedalling.

So sounds like a better piano sample and half pedalling, but 10 voices instead of 14 as you rightly point out. Poly still at 64. Same speakers too (20W X 2).

Also, the 160 has the same GH keyboard as the 223.

Thanks everyone for the info. I am definitely going to go try out the different pianos to see which feels and sounds best to me. And, I think I've definitely decided to go the "new" route. Happy Easter to everyone!

The way I read the specs it looks like the 160 is a replacement for the 323 not the 223.
Like what was stated earlier Better sampling and half pedal are the improvements.
I think it would take a YDP180 to replace the 223.
The improvements in the 160 don't out weigh the access of functions of my YDP-223 in my opinion.
I haven't seen anywhere that the 223 was being dropped yet.

Thanks everyone for the information. We'll have to wait and see what's next from Yamaha, but it looks like the YDP-223 will be a strong contender for a while longer.