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Vista speech recognition vs. Dragon
Thread poster: Alain Alameddine
Alain Alameddine
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Jun 24, 2009

Since a translator can benefit from Vista's speech recognition feature for free, is buying Dragon Naturally Speaking worth the money?
 
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Specialised software versus one size fits all package Jun 24, 2009

I haven't used Vista's speech recognition software, but I have used that provided with XP and if the former has not been radically overhauled for the Vista release then I suspect your experience with Vista's SRS would be the same as mine with XP - which was frankly pathetic.

I tried to use the XP SRS and gave up after a very short trial period. Whereas I tried an old version of Dragon (V6) and was astounded by how quickly it learned to recognise my voice. I must admit that that ve... See more
I haven't used Vista's speech recognition software, but I have used that provided with XP and if the former has not been radically overhauled for the Vista release then I suspect your experience with Vista's SRS would be the same as mine with XP - which was frankly pathetic.

I tried to use the XP SRS and gave up after a very short trial period. Whereas I tried an old version of Dragon (V6) and was astounded by how quickly it learned to recognise my voice. I must admit that that version was a pirate copy (call it an extended trial period ) but it proved so useful to me that I was only too glad to pay for the latest version (V.10) when I got my new PC.

In general, I think specialised software wins out over packages that try to do too much. In my experience, I'd certainly say that was the case with Dragon vs Windows' SRS. ▲ Collapse
 
Alain Alameddine
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Thanks! Jun 24, 2009

Alright, thanks for the input I guess I'll just try Vista's SRS at first and see how efficient it is.
 
Michael Barnett
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I've used both. Jun 24, 2009

This one is a no-brainer. DNS is miles above the Vista system in terms of ergonomics and work flow. I didn't do an accuracy check per se but I would be surprised if Vista offered any advantage.

I use DNS Ver 10 extensively in my work.

Regards,

Michael
 
Alain Alameddine
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Thanks Michael! Jun 24, 2009

Alright fellow Simpons fan, thanks for the input
 
Alain Alameddine
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Thanks Michael! Jun 24, 2009

Alright fellow Simpsons fan, thanks for the input
 


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