[MV] IBM ViaVoice 3 and 10.4.7

[David K. Wehe]

I'm not sure that I would necessarily agree that it takes $800 to try 
DNS.  A standard version of DNS is available for ~$100 (check 
Amazon.com), the preferred version for a bit more.  If you have deep 
pockets, then the Professional version will really set you back.  But 
just to try it for a comparison, the standard version might be worth 
a try, and if you like it, follow the upgrade path.

I must confess that I use VV, iListen, and DNS each day.  Variety 
adds a bit of spice.  With the right microphone and enough patience 
and training, iListen can be quite good.

David.



>I would have two agree with Cletus here.  To get DNS ( Dragon 
>NaturallySpeaking ) 9 Professional, with a decent microphone, it 
>would cost somewhere around $800.  So I would say that trying 
>iListen is a pretty small risk.  Besides, if iListen makes you 10% 
>more productive in a day, you'll probably pay for iListen in a 
>couple days.  If it doesn't work out, you write off the $220 
>experiment.  I'm sure you have purchased medical equipment in the 
>hopes that they would improve your productivity, that cost much more 
>than iListen, that haven't worked out and you simply wrote them off.
>
>Thanks...
>
>Todd
>
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>[mailto:macvoice-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com]On Behalf Of
>Cletus Willems
>Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 12:05 PM
>To: A place to discuss speech recognition on Macintosh.
>Subject: Re: [MV] IBM ViaVoice 3 and 10.4.7
>
>
>Robert Marks wrote:
>>  Iif iListen is really better than VV at recognition as you claim, why
>>  not offer a 30-day free trial version, or an inexpensive upgrade path
>>  from ViaVoice so that users like myself can check iListen out at low risk?
>
>Inexpensive upgrade path? Please take a step back and view the
>context. The most expensive iListen retail package I could find goes
>for $219 at full retail, when bundled with a Pro Xpress USB Headset.
>For actively developed and supported software used in a medical
>setting, this is not "expensive". Even at this "maximum cost", in
>context, I think it can be fairly described as "low risk" from a
>purchase price perspective.
>
>Of course, for personal use by folks with small financial resources,
>the situation could well be viewed quite differently.
>
>Regards,
>Cletus Willems
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