What are the benefits of a digital piano versus a acoustic one?
The benefits to buying a digital piano over an acoustic are going to be, first of all, maintenance. There really isn't any maintenance needed on a digital piano. There's no tuning necessary. You don't have to have a technician come out and periodically adjust the action. Digital pianos are going to take up less space, so you can actually fit them in places where normally you couldn't fit an acoustic piano. Then also, digital pianos are going to offer more versatility. You can play them with headphones, so if you are in a small apartment, you can not annoy the neighbours, or your roommate. In addition, digital pianos can interface with computers that allow them to work with learning programs and recording programs. So, digital pianos are quite versatile. The only sacrifice you make is that you don't get the real thing.