[MV] Re: ViaVoice vs. iListen

[Camner]

Anyone looking for a smooth experience would do well to stay clear of voice
recognition.  If I didn't have a disability limiting my typing, I wouldn't
use ViaVoice OR iListen.  They just don't work well enough or consistently
enough.

That said, I find VV more accurate and much easier to make corrections with
than iListen (even with the much improved recently released version 1.6).
On the other hand, VV won't make corrections unless one uses their
proprietary SpeakPad wordprocessor, whereas iListen will make corrections
anywhere.

VV seems to "break" occasionally, requiring hair-tearing efforts to repair
(for those who experience the breaks)--see posts on this list.  But it has
never completely broken for me...

Customer support is nearly invisible with VV, better with iListen (via the
MacSpeech listserv, anyway).

Transcribing previously recorded audio files from tape or CD is probably not
possible with reasonable accuracy.

This is one man's opinion...YMMV

Robert



On 6/16/03 8:07 AM, "Rebecca J.Hoffman" <rebecca at syracusenet.net> wrote:

> Sorry to pop in on somebody else's question, but I am in a similar
> position and would also like advice.
> 
> I would like to be able to transcribe previously recorded audio files,
> either on tape or CD.
> 
> I am also interested in iListen's claim to be able to transcribe from a
> digital voice recorder. Does anyone have any experience of this? How
> well does it work?
> 
> Best
> Rebecca
> 
> On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 07:46  AM, tscheresky at micron.com wrote:
> 
>> What are you hoping to accomplish with voice recognition?  I guess I'm
>> asking what will you be using voice recognition primarily for?  Typing
>> e-mail?  Surfing the Web?  Transcription of previously recorded audio
>> files into text?  Hands-free control of your computer?  Depending on
>> the answer to these questions it will be easier for someone on this
>> list to recommend a product.
>> 
>> Todd
> 
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