Piano or Keyboard or the new Hybrid piano? What should I buy?

A few questions to ask:Where do you live? If it is in a tropical area, will your instrument be in an airconditioned room? Strings in an accoustic piano can be damaged by the moisture/humidity in the air and can go rusty over time. This can be avoided by having your piano in a constantly airconditioned room.Do you have room for a grand piano, a baby grand or an accoustic upright? If space is tight, for instance in an apartment, or if you need to take yourt piano upstairs in a townhouse, a heavy piano may not be suitable.Learning on a real piano is the ideal situation. The natural accoustic sound and the correct weight of the keys makes a real piano a pleasure to play. However, pianos cost considerably more than digital or electronic keyboards. Pianos need annual tuning and may need repair in time to come.The next best thing to a real piano is a digital keyboard. They are designed to feel and sound similar to a piano. They have weighted keys to provide resistance to touch and a good range of dynamics (loud and soft) can be produced due to sensitivity to pressure and speed.Digital pianos are smaller, lighter and less expensive than pianos.However, the most recent addition to the piano world is the hybrid. The Yamaha NU1 might well be the next big thing in pianos. Read more about this piano here.The hybrid feels like a real piano. This picture shows the real full action with weighted keys, wood action parts. The hybrid is a lot lighter than a real piano and has no strings to go rusty.The action creates tones digitally (hence HYBRID) which transmit to speakers producing a real piano sound.  The cost is quite high, between $5,000 and $10,000 dollars, but over time, as with all digital equipment, it may reduce.