I dont know what they did from the 3k......but this S900 display is terrible.......in order to see the display you have to TILT UP the keyboard from the back a good 2 inches to see it other wise no matter how you adjust it its almost non viewable unless you look straight down at it ;(.....nothing wrong with my unit they are all like this!!!.......Ive talk with many owners who have to put some underneath to see it while playing....so they improve it by putting the adjust knob on the deck versus the rear panel & then dont give it enough lift to view it!!!
Great sound....BAD DESIGN......what say you?

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I say someone needs to introduce a brand called
Ro-korg-aha. Donny I can understand your frustration. Seems one manufacturer gets it right on many features, then falls down somewhere else.

I'm rather tall, 6'2", so it doesn't seem to be an issue with me...I have heard others complain about it...yeah...I'd say they could have done it better.

Bad bad Yamaha....SHAME!

Ian

I like just about everything on the S900 ---BUT the display –grrrrrr -- DNJ is right, not being anywhere 6’2” the window is not good.

I have taken away the music stand and added a small TV – it’s fair. The image some times shakes and the main page is split, the bottom is on the top and the top is on the bottom. Any one have any clues?

Question: Why would you sell the S900? Because of the window! (Display)

John,
Check the Video Display settings by pressing Function/Video Out. Some monitors require the PAL setting, while others work best on NTSC.
Just a guess, but it may solve your problem.
Gary

Gary thank you, I have tried – and it is still the same

John C.

Ian cut the crap its terrible plain & simple unless your blind!! maybe no one want to speak up.....on top of that heres a few more BAD things with the S900....lettered access buttons on both sides of the keyboard A,B,C etc etc are very hard to see being they are the SAME Black color as the display bezel!!!!
USB ^ Mic inputs are in the worst place possible......when using an APEX KB stand they are totally blocked forcing you to pull the KB out a few inches....this is not fiction Ian PURE FACT....Yamaha design team really screwed up in these areas.......
sounding good is only one part of good keyboard.

Yep you're right Donny.

BAD BAD BAD YAMAHA!

SHAME SHAME SHAME!

Now I feel better.

What do you mean by "cut the crap"?

I'm agreeing with you, chum.


Ian

Donny,
You are right about each fact --- but I am sure we can do that to any keyboard out there.

Let’s list the bad things and then the good things so that all that have an interest will have a true view of the S900.

In fact I would love to see that with all the keyboards we talk about on this forum.

John C.

Hey, a thought:
Why do the bad things in this world get far more exposure than the good things. There are many reasons I guess, but what we have here is different, it’s all about us, the love of music, the performance and keyboards. It is not the same.

John C

If I’m preaching I apologize.

Donny .... ANOTHER reason why I like my kn6000 ...
t.

For what you get , is what you get.

Meaning = You spend < 1600 for a KB you get 1600 worth of quality.

Sure , it is a great buy as far as A/KB`s are concerned , however it is things like the display , key-bed , buttons wheels and a painted shell , that the consumer really pays for in the end.

Meaning = If you don`t baby it , it could fall apart or fail.

Just my opinion,

Gary 