[MV] Dragon Dictate - is it worth it?

[Davidcee59 ~ gmail]

I also have Dragon dictate on my max. However I have been using apples built-in speech to text software and it works quite well. I use the built-in mic and (in) my MacBook Pro which is several years old and it works nicely.

This response from the iPad using the voice software. I have not been the corrections so you can see the errors that is has made. While problems as it does not learn. However it doesn't really seem to be a problem.



David


On Dec 8, 2013, at 6:31 AM, David Morrison <davidmorrisonann at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Hi, David!
>> 
>> You are doing far better than me if you can remember beta testers from MacSpeech! Seems like 1 million years ago, now.
>> 
>> Like you, I found the built-in dictation with the built-in microphones to be incredibly accurate, in a low noise environment at least. I was stunned that it worked so well on my MacBook Air. I find that the older generation USB microphones like the Parrot are quite inferior to more recent models & the iPhone. I do believe it gets better over time, but I couldn't be very specific.
>> 
>> There are a lot of peculiarities to the nomenclature of Dragon Dictate 3, but if you follow them, it is also highly accurate. It does learn, too, and it does very well ignoring things like coughs, sneezes, & throat clearing.
> 
> Well, I did order it, and I guess it will arrive in a week or two. Freight was not as expensive as usual from the USA. By the time I convert to Australian dollars, though, it turns out to be not much cheaper than the street price of Dictate here.
> 
> I almost bought the downloadable version, but thought a new mic was probably desirable. I remember discussion on the MacSpeech list about microphones and that they did deteriorate over time. Nevertheless, the Parrot is still a good mic for Skype or similar uses.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> David
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