Have any of U ever used windows seven speech recognition.

[LazyLion]

I AM dictating this from my windows seven computer. I'm using a headset microphone to dictate. the program is pretty accurate. I am still busy training with the recognition. Why don't you give it a try? You can find it under your control panel. Post here when you have completed the setup.

 

[semiautomatix]

Your speech recognition spelt "you" wrong

 

[bdt]

I AM dictating this from my windows seven computer. I'm using a headset microphone to dictate. the program is pretty accurate. I am still busy training with the recognition. Why don't you give it a try? You can find it under your control panel. Post here when you have completed the setup.

Don't s'pose you're in a position to compare with Dragon Naturally Speaking at all?

 

[Raz00m]

yup did the training, i quoted a dew lines out of terminator 3, didnt find it that accurate, so i killed it.

 

[cerebus]

Dragon naturally speaking is far better than windows 7 speech recognition. I've used both quite extensively. Win7's isn't really suited for a professional level of work - mainly for doing emails and controlling the PC. Plus i found win7 has this weird bug where it keeps inserting words where they shouldn't be - although it might just be some setting on mine.

All voice recognition takes time to learn your voice - you can't just use it briefly to see if it works. It's only worthwhile if you're really going to need to use it on a regular basis, in which case take the time to train it and learn the voice commands and so on.

 

[rurapente]

I havent used windows voice recognition, but I have used Dragon Dictate.

I found it to be very precise, however it does need training, especially for our ZA accents. I cant remember but think i got it pretty good by choosing "Australian English" instead of "American english" - but either way it will learn. You can "fake" an american accent on some words if you want them to work first-time but as cerebus mentioned it takes time to learn your voice and it will do that.

Also, get a PROPER headset. Nothing is more important than that in my mind, and I've had experience with a few of them.

 

[LazyLion]

but how much does Dragon Dictate cost???

 

[rurapente]

I think R799 for the entry-level, R1299 for something that you might actually wanna use + headset. That was a while ago.

On the windows one, it may also get better reliability if one used an expensive headset made for dictation.

and finally, someone google this cause i dont have time, but I can remember someone throwing a comment that Microsoft's voice recognition in Windows was done by the same lab who does the Dragon engine.

 

[killadoob]

but how much does Dragon Dictate cost???

LOL gary it is free surely you know that man .

I used it and it is nice but i just find typing and clicking my mouse easier than talking to my pc.

It is a bit strange hearing someone say open firefox, open thunderbird. People look at me funny .

 

[LazyLion]

LOL gary it is free surely you know that man .

I used it and it is nice but i just find typing and clicking my mouse easier than talking to my pc.

It is a bit strange hearing someone say open firefox, open thunderbird. People look at me funny .

Ja, it is more of a gimmick than anything else. And the windows seven one is free enough for me. I might use it when I have a massive long document to type cos I hate typing so much out.

 

[Nerfherder]

I tried this... everyone in the office told me to STFU

 

[LazyLion]

I tried this... everyone in the office told me to STFU

I don't think you are supposed to use it where there is a lot of background noise!

Besides, I would also get tired of hearing "Open pr0n folder" over and over again!

 

[cerebus]

I have to say I wouldn't use speech recognition outside of a very specialised work situation where it's a tremendous productivity booster. I can see its usefulness for disabled people and so on but the old keyboard/mouse works better and faster and less obtrusively most of the time - and I certainly wouldn't pay over r1k if it wasn't also making me money.

 

[AnomalyNexus]

Also heard good things about dragon naturally speaking. (Only used its predecessor)

I don't think it'll be much use beyond writing essays and emails. Also problematic if the work is covered with NDAs.

 

[cerebus]

Dragon isn't perfect, there are a lot of issues. Mainly they revolve around tech support which is pretty nonexistent. I had a situation recently that Dragon were totally unable and not even that bothered to resolve. Took a couple of weeks of scrabbling around forums to resolve it, and it was actually very simple in the end. But Dragon's speech algorithms are amazing, the best in the business by a long shot. Which is why I guess they can get away with what they do. I can nearly dictate in realtime which Win7's system can't even come close to.

 

[murraybiscuit]

I don't think you are supposed to use it where there is a lot of background noise!

Besides, I would also get tired of hearing "Open pr0n folder" over and over again!

gary, i must say, i enjoy reading your threads. you are an asset to this forum.