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I would love to see Casio use the same display found on the newly introduced Korg Pa300 arranger.  According to Korg's specs it is a 5-inch diagonal color touchscreen with 480 x 272 resolution.  More than good enough IMO.  Sourced in China (of course!) it is not an expensive display: probably no more than $15 and could be close to $10 in the kind of moderately large quantities Casio would be buying it in (assuming they were to design it in across the top of their synth, arranger and stage piano lines). 

 

http://www.korg.com/uk/products/synthesizers/pa300/index.php

 

Discuss. :)

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Part of my desire for such a screen is because it will make a good first impression to potential customers.  Some people can't get past seeing the Casio name on a keyboard.  The only thing that will take that stigma away is for more people to buy Casio keyboards, which is a chicken-and-egg problem.  One way to get more people to even consider buying one (those that aren't immediately turned off by the name) is to make them more appealing both visually and technologically.  Giving them a color touchscreen and one at least as big in size (although not necessarily in resolution) as what they can get on some smartphones is a relatively easy way to do that.  It brings them up to date in the eyes of today's consumers.  It also, of course, brings some new options and benefits to the UI, one of which is to potentially reduce the number of hard buttons (they cost money too).

 

Do we absolutely need such a screen?  No.  Is it a good idea?  IMO absolutely.

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I somewhat agree with the name issue, but I remember as a kid back in the late 60s where cars from Japan were considered junk, well, we know how that is today. I just keep plugging them, showing what they do and I really think over time we can change that stigma. My brothers and I bought a PX5S in memory of my mom to give to the church where I'm on staff, and when I first brought this up and mentioned Casio our Creative Arts Minister sort of said the same thing. Well, we bought it, it's on stage and he is loving it. Let's keep plugging Casios to the naysayers, we will win some, and others will just lose out.

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This works for me.  320x240 monochrome.  If you're on a 15" widescreen laptop right now, viewing this at 100%, then the gif is very near actual size.  

 

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But I do appreciate the simplicity of a small screen. I was used to the screen on the MZ before buying the PX-5s.  I thought the 5's much smaller screen would be a problem but I have found it to be fast and easy.  

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