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Dragon voice recognition software

beanielou
beanielou Posts: 98,994 Ambassador
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Just wondered if anyone had any experiences of using Dragon recently?
As its quite expensive I dont want to just go & buy it.
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  • Invasion
    Invasion Posts: 586 Forumite
    If you're a student- sorry, know nothing about you!- then you should be able to get Dragon as part of your DSA. If not, then I've heard good things about it from people who've got it through DSA..
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,100 Forumite
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    I'm sure there's somewhere where you can try the software before buying it - I recommend doing this.
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  • foreign_correspondent
    foreign_correspondent Posts: 9,542 Forumite
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    I like it - I write a lot when working from home, and I find it less work with Dragon - however, you do have to 'train' it to recognise your voice, by going through some 'reading out loud' exercises, and it still 'mishears' a few words which you then need to amend - however, I still find it easier and quicker than typing by hand!
  • MRSTITTLEMOUSE
    MRSTITTLEMOUSE Posts: 8,547 Forumite
    Must admit I bought it and have never used it so I'd be interested to know too.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 98,994 Ambassador
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    Anyone know more about where I could try before buying?
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  • juno
    juno Posts: 6,553 Forumite
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    There was a thread somewhere about a site that had it cheap! So try searching before buying it.

    I have it, and I love it. It takes a while to get used to it, and you need to spend some time training it. But it's incredible how much you can actually get it to do.
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  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    It's something i am looking into as well.

    OH being in I.T. has had to install this on customers pc's and he recommends this,

    Once you get used to it ofc.
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Just wondered if anyone had any experiences of using Dragon recently?
    As its quite expensive I dont want to just go & buy it.
    Thanks :)

    Do you work? If so access to work can help with the cost of this.
    As for trying it out phone any disability/carers centres near you they may have it or know where you can try it.
  • ariarnia
    ariarnia Posts: 4,225 Forumite
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    I get about a 90-95% accuracy when using it, and given I've been dictating song lyrics and philosophy terms, that's not bad.

    The only thing is, don't change what it mis-spells imidiately or you loose your flow. Speak in complete secentences, as part of what it does is guess words from context, and program in your special or hard to say words - like Nietzsche, all I have to say is 'n' in a scentence like 'N then considered the effect of alcohol on the Will to Power.' By the time I get to the end of the sentence it's capitalised will to power and changed N to Nietzsche.
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  • calleyw
    calleyw Posts: 9,896 Forumite
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    My husband has recently bought it.

    Finds it better to use the dragons won note pad thingy.

    Also Amazon had it for £29.99 over the weekend :mad: paid £43 a couple of weeks ago.

    he loves it.

    Yours

    Calley
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