[MV] Re: ViaVoice vs. iListen

Tue Jun 17 07:39:20 PDT 2003

Yes, at this point in time Windows voice recognition software is more advanced, and more mature then Mac voice recognition software.  But that isn't really that surprising because they ( Windows ) have been working on it much longer then Mac people have.  As far as equating a percentage to estimate how much better Windows VR is then Mac VR, that would be hard to determine and probably would not be very meaningful.  Does Windows VR functionality warrant purchasing a PC?  Depends on what you want out of voice recognition.  If you simply need dictation and limited command-and-control of your computer, then Mac voice recognition is more than adequate and worth investing in.  However if you require hands-free control of your computer, then you better investigate Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows because it is the best product in town, at this point in time, for providing this kind of functionality.  Actually if you search back in the archive of this list, this topic has been discussed before, and probably with more depth that I have provided here.

Todd

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Tanny [mailto:support at easy-hits.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 7:52 AM
To: MacVoice, Speech Recognition List
Subject: [MV] Re: ViaVoice vs. iListen

OK, thanks for the advice below.   That is very helpful to know.
I'll skip that route.

I guess the next logical question then would be,  is Windows voice
recog software better than the Mac offerings in this point in time?  

If yes, is it enough better to justify the purchase of a Windows 
machine?

Let me be the first to type "that depends!" :-) because of course
it's true that a persons individual situation is the key element
of  the equation.

Really I'm just hoping for a ballpark estimate such as,
is Windows voice recog software 5% better, 25% better,
50% better etc.  Or is it not actually better at all?

Any opinions?

Phil

tscheresky at micron.com wrote the following on 6/17/03

>Voice recognition demands a lot of computing power that emulation
>software and current hardware cannot provide.  If you want to use Windows
>voice recognition, invest in a Windows PC.  Besides if your PC experience
>is not what you expected, you can always use it as a boat anchor.  :-)

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