| Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 (Preferred Edition) (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: £149.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (37 reviews)
Sales Rank: 662
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8 x 2.8
MPN: A109X-W00-9.0
EAN: 5031199017772
ASIN: B000GTHVHU
Release Date: July 21, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Going back to 8 June 28, 2008
I've had this software for over a year as an upgarde to the previous version and I thought it would be better but the accuracy of this version is much worse than NaturallySpeaking 8 (which was never more than 85%).
I've struggled to train it and re-train it on numerous occasions but its still making errors with everyday words and it takes so long to correct the errors that its quicker to type the whole document.
I'm giving up with this version and re-installing NaturallySpeaking 8 as although its not perfect, its better than this.
With the advances in computer programmes in recent years, you'd expect software like this to get better not worse. Computers are used so much that people with disabilities need these programmes, hopefully there will be better programmes available soon.
 Takes ages to work and doesnt like VISTA unless you a computer programmer June 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
taking me ages to load asking me to edir regestry things and change user profiles . but it tells me that it works on VISTA well not yet it doesnt 4 hours ive been trying still trying ill let you all know! lousy
64 bit operating system vista May 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Will not work on 64 bit operating system vista only the 32 bit wish they could tell u that on the adds been told by dragon support i have to get dragon 10
 Excellent tool May 2, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Within approximately 30 minutes of installing the software, I was able to start using the voice recognition very accurately. There are a number of tools which quickly help improve your accuracy. These include training words and analysing existing documentation for the type of words that you commonly use.
I'm pretty sure that a good set of microphone headphones has assisted in the quality of the experience. I used a Plantronics digital headset DSP400. Within a couple of days, I found that the speed of dictation is approximately 90 words per minute. I would say that the accuracy is a proximally in a region of 98%. I was regarded myself as a pretty good touch typist with a speed of approximately 50 words per minute. However, using this digital voice recognition is clearly much quicker and in many instances more accurate.
Frustrating and slow March 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been using this software has some months now and have yet to find that it is in fact quicker than typing. Most of the time, having spent some time adjusting the microphone to the optimum position, it will type out words as you talk quite happily. However, the accuracy rate is rather poor - that 99% accuracy claimed by the makers is somewhat optimistic; but even 90% accuracy can result in complete gobbledygook.
The spoken words are recognized and appear in a small bar on the screen before being put into the body of the text. Occasionally, the words are recognized completely accurately and appear in the bar and yet fail to make it into the body of the text. This is incredibly irritating and time-consuming and results in the dictation becoming very stilted. Comparing what I've written when I have been purely typing and when I've been using Naturally Speaking, I find that I'm much more fluent and my words flow better when typing.
Once the text is on the paper, or rather the screen, it is necessary to proof read and correct all the errors. This is harder to do with Naturally Speaking as there are no spelling or typographical mistakes, just sections (and sometimes large swathes) of nonsensical text and it is not always easy to see what it was you intended to say in the first place.
Voice recognition software may be making great strides forward, but it is not there yet. (I started writing this review using the software, but the accuracy was so poor I gave up and resorting to typing!)
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