GVIDO Product Review (Digital Music Score Reader)

Check out the GVIDO store at: www.gvido.tokyo/
The GVIDO is a really cool piece of kit which allows you to store all of your physical music in digital form. I've been transfering all of my jazz charts over to it and it's so much easier!
It's got a ton of cool features which I show you in the video!
Hope you enjoy :)
*******************************************
PianoPig is an online platform for piano lessons in HD, covering scales, chords, soloing and more. For beginner, intermediate and advanced players.
SUBSCRIBE for more videos! tinyurl.com/pi...
JOIN THE FREE PIANO PLAYERS SUPPORT GROUP
/ thepianoplayerssupport...
Keep up to date with the latest videos & news:
FACEBOOK: / pianopiglessons
INSTAGRAM: / piano_pig
TWITTER: / piano__pig

[@elisanaufel]

I'm a musician, I obviously can't afford this

[@verdodragon]

That price is criminal

[@jackmaxwell3134]

[@estebanod]

@@jackmaxwell3134 for that price I'd just buy a 12.9 iPad or 18.4 Samsung

[@jackmaxwell3134]

@@estebanod That's not the same technology. LCD is older than e-ink without the same advantages (very low consumption, no need of light, safe on the eyes) so that's normal it's cheaper (the Ipad is a ripoff but you know Apple...)

[@estebanod]

@@jackmaxwell3134 Neither the iPad nor the Samsung Tab use LCD; they use OLED variations, low power consumption too, and beautiful display, beautiful dynamic range. I have the Tab S7+, and I def won't trade the HDR10+ 120hz 2K display for ink lol

[@pablovilla7539]

I will get one, when a company sets a realistic price to it. 1.6k Dollars for a device this slow to open a PDF file is ridiculous

[@nottyash100]

For say $600 I would go for it, but for $1600 no way. Come on nerds come up with a cheaper version.

[@chezchezchezchez]

Only $1600. wow.

[@sleepydrJ]

Jim Cheseborough yup- really expensive! But considering it’s 2 pages, it’s on par with other large format e-ink tablets (per page).

[@jackmaxwell3134]

@@sleepydrJ No, it's not. A Boox Max 3 (one 13.3" screen) is $550. So 2x Boox Max 3 would be $1,100.

[@carlopocklington9442]

Or buy an iPad pro and use the App Forscore where you can also notate on it or have it turn pages for you according to the tempo you select

[@fernandamccormack]

At this price is only for few... ive just got a digital piano for half of this price! I will keep my paper for sure.

[@michaelshz]

This is exactly, what I was looking for for quite some time. But the price exceeds my budget by far. I guess the technical device justifies the price, but not its purpose.

[@sleepydrJ]

Nice review. FYI “Gvido” is a little music nerd joke. Guido d’Arezzo was the guy that introduced lines into musical notation. Before that, the notes went spatially up and down but you needed to already know the pitch. With lines, it became possible to play music you’d never heard before. So ... early musical notation advance, and futuristic notation. Whatever.

[@Piano_Pig]

Awesome! I didn't know that, thanks for the insight 😀

[@andrewcollins3402]

It's a great product but £1,500 PLUS VAT is the cost of a high-end keyboard. I would have to choose between the two and the keyboard would be the winner.

[@miloszivkovic6256]

The issue is not the GVIDO but e-ink display company that basically has a monopoly on e-ink displays. Even thou the tech exists for 20 years the screens are criminally expensive

[@linkthai1995]

e-ink unfortunately still a really expensive technology, it's good for book but sheet music require such a large screen that is impossible for most. I hope the price would come down in a few years when the techs develop enough to be cheaper and faster.

[@chirstopherbull]

I have used an iPad and Piascore for several years and I can download music from an assortment of sources. Perhaps I would upgrade to a 12.9 inch screen. I did see the gvido in Japan several months ago and it did look slick, but not for the price they are asking, I.e. the iPad can so so much more.

[@Piano_Pig]

I completely agree with you Chris! It's a really slick device but the price is very high indeed.

[@flornygrob]

That is definitely perfect for any musician. I can imagine a lot of college professors who would love it.

[@Piano_Pig]

Yeah it would be perfect for college professors!

[@QuickQuips]

Outside of the side by side notetaking I imagine a Bluetooth pedal and a android music sheet app on a decent 10+ inch eReader like high end Likebook or Onyx Boox could be around an iPad price.

[@knighteagle7594]

i like to listen to your piano music,because i learn alot.

[@rgriffith6476]

Lol. I was saying to myself "huh... this is really neat... I'll get it if it's cheaper than the kindle." Lol, it's $1,600, +$300 for the foot switch which was my main attraction.

[@rgriffith6476]

Just to put it into perspective, my piano cost me less 🤣

[@nhaze8173]

A sponsored video is never a review.

[@eleonorengland7702]

Does this thing have like colour options for the pen markings so you can, like, highlight any codas or signas or whatever? Man I lovve this thing.

[@Piano_Pig]

It's just black and white, no colours! That would be cool though

[@jennyp3430]

looks good but way too expensive

[@sarahjavea2303]

Hi has anyone bought one yet? Does anyone know how quick it would skip pages to play a refrain for example ?

[@bradhottub6015]

So a Kindle (basically a smaller version of the same thing) is $80 ???

[@estebanod]

I'll wait like... 10 years so the technology gets faster and better

[@therkels1]

Me: Oh, that seems so handy! I hate having paper floating around... Also me: fuck that! I wouldnt spend £1500 on it if i was swimming in paper!!

[@mariovallejo3932]

Add color to highlight music

[@daniellarsen4957]

Unfortunately, it is now discontinued 😢

[@Pianopianoplay]

How do you switch from page 5 back to page 2 with one flip?

[@BosquesdemiMente]

I see no way of writing a new score. I won't spend $1200 on a device that just allow me to read scores, but won't allow me to write. I fail to see the added value of having a stylus to draw a circle around the tempo or add notes but not to write music. Not at least for this price tag.

[@eleonorengland7702]

Also, what’s the biggest pdf you can load in there? Like can ya load in your whole fakebook pdf or do you need to break it down to 500 songs or whatever?

[@Piano_Pig]

You can insert a micro-sd card so you can put loads of storage space in there. PDF's hardly take up any space at all so I'm sure you could put in the whole fakebook! Though it's much easier to search for songs if you upload each tune separately, that's what I've been doing. Everytime I want a new tune in there I upload it, only takes 2 mins and the collection builds up fast!

[@tritone3284]

They are absolutely crazy £1.5k

[@peytoncali6398]

Every played take five? It is really fun and jazzy

[@Piano_Pig]

Yeah I love that song!

[@peytoncali6398]

PianoPig yeah it's awesome and super super fun!

[@christian.derr_official]

Great.. two Tablets with Greyscale Screen for 1600 bucks...

[@maptrking]

An iPad, INDOORS, is GREAT. However - outdoors??? The iPad is completely useless. Yes - this system is fairly expensive. However, it is actually 2 devices ($800 or so each). You technically could just purchase 1, and use it. However - the luxury of having left & right side visible, is more natural - and of course, more convenient - and there is a cost to that.

[@MusicClassicalVideos]

Why is Ipad useless outdoors? I constantly use it in an outdoor settings

[@chezchezchezchez]

Can you save your edits to Windows?

[@Piano_Pig]

I believe any edits that are made are just saved to the device.

[@TheMindCrushGroup]

@@Piano_Pig well that's shit

[@albertlwj]

this product is utter crap. as with any device that uses e-ink, there is a severe lag when transitioning during page turns. you won't be able to see anything clearly for about half a second to a second. you could easily get an ipad-pro or 2, and use it as a digital sheet music reader. a

[@autobotsNdecepticons]

It's cool, but $1,600? HA HA HA HA HA. No thanks. There are numerous other ways to solve the same problem for a tiny fraction of that price.

[@tumanyninjas]

Jesus, the product is so nice but the price is ridiculous. Maybe someday when e-ink screens are more affordable

[@Piano_Pig]

I agree! Very expensive indeed

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

They went out of business... Oh well.

[@BaritoneDeLaTorre]

For $1.6 K just get an ipad pro.

[@julianarenas4162]

for that money one can get 3 ipads pro

[@Sooper8]

£1500?!!

[@tt_tinytunes]

too expensive

[@jayveeaurea9091]

Too overpriced and way too far to even getting close to practical.

[@현쮸니]

가격 쫌만 더 저렴하면 좋겠다 ㅠ.ㅠ

[@espr7564]

Pen sucks, easily lost, price is ridiculous☹👎👎👎

[@beembob7071]

frikin expensive, tablet is colored do more things and cheaper

[@filipmcbrsk2517]

Doesn't matter how much you think GVIDO is great DON'T BUY IT. It's a great concept but nothing else. I bought it and it was just waste of money. It's slow, it freezes quite often. And after a year it was useless. Contacted with customer service and I've waited over 3 months for a reply. At the end they've send me a new device which did't last 6 months.