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voice recognition software?

foreign_correspondent
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Hi,

Does anyone know of a decent, cheap, voice recognition software? I type a lot and think I am getting RSA!!

I do not have MS office, I use StarOffice 8,

thanks

FC

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  • foreign_correspondent
    foreign_correspondent Posts: 9,542 Forumite
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    anybody??:confused:

    any recommendations would be much appreciated:beer:
  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
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    How cheap? Dragon naturally speaking is probably the best I've used, about £60 for version 10.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Dragon should work to dictate into Star, but it won't control the functions in the way that it will with MS Word/Outlook Express etc.
    Bear in mind that these speech recognition programs do not work out of the box, you have to train them to your own voice and speech patterns over a period of time. I suspect a lot of people expect instant perfection and give up without ever getting the software up to speed. Having said that, they are very much better than they used to be.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    Do you use Vista? It's got voice recognition built in and it's meant to be ok
  • foreign_correspondent
    foreign_correspondent Posts: 9,542 Forumite
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    thanks folks, I only have XP not vista. Is there anything similar to dragon but cheaper?
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Depends on your budget but I would look for an earlier version of Dragon on eBay then.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • foreign_correspondent
    foreign_correspondent Posts: 9,542 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    Depends on your budget but I would look for an earlier version of Dragon on eBay then.

    thanks, good idea!:beer:
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