Voice recognition software...

FroGGer · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject: Voice recognition software...

Hey guys,
I'm trying to teach my dad how to use a computer but he doesn't know how to type or write well. I wanted to know what the best software recognition programs are that work in a word processor like microsoft word?
I know of dragon natural speaking but am not aware of any other software.
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

That's about the only one, commercially. There's some experimental ones (think Stephen Hawking), but Dragon is about your only choice...and really it's not all that good. Better than it used to be, but not very good yet.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:05 am Post subject:

Also starting with office 2002 you can use the built in voice recognition, but dragon natural speaking seems to work the best.

zhensem · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:22 am Post subject:

IBM's ViaVoice is another one too (outdated though).
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:05 am Post subject:

FroGGer · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject:

So it wouldn't be a total waste of money if I bought dragon for about $70 off pricegrabber.
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Nah.........but, the catch is, you have to be able to proofread what you did, and using it as a computer "interface" can be tricky......

If you don't mind my asking, why is it necessary? There may be better solutions available, depending on the reason.
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