MarkStrobel3367 wrote:
I am using Cyber Accoustics headset that I purchased from either Walmart or Bestbuy a while back. I thought the same thing but this doesn't really explain why this headset worked fine with XP speech recognition and not for Windows 7. If it was a bad headset, wouldn't it work poorly for both? |
Cyber Acoustics headsets are poor background noise cancelers. In our testing several years ago, they picked up the clicking of the keyboard as words/commands. Headsets go bad over time. Poorly consructed ones have diaphragms that can dry out and not respond as well to the vibrations of one's voice. Cables can short. As for working with XP, were you working with the same version of Firefox?
At one point, I searched the Internet including the Best Buy website to see if there are any mics specifically made for voice recognition but I couldn't find any. Do you have a recommendation regarding a specific mic? |
Microphones found at Best Buy, Staples, etc. are consumer quality and made for Internet Chat/Skype and Gamers. Take a look at our USB headsets at:
MarkStrobel3367 wrote:
I am using Cyber Accoustics headset that I purchased from either Walmart or Bestbuy a while back. I thought the same thing but this doesn't really explain why this headset worked fine with XP speech recognition and not for Windows 7. If it was a bad headset, wouldn't it work poorly for both? |
Cyber Acoustics headsets are poor background noise cancelers. In our testing several years ago, they picked up the clicking of the keyboard as words/commands. Headsets go bad over time. Poorly consructed ones have diaphragms that can dry out and not respond as well to the vibrations of one's voice. Cables can short. As for working with XP, were you working with the same version of Firefox?
At one point, I searched the Internet including the Best Buy website to see if there are any mics specifically made for voice recognition but I couldn't find any. Do you have a recommendation regarding a specific mic? |
Microphones found at Best Buy, Staples, etc. are consumer quality and made for Internet Chat/Skype and Gamers. Take a look at our USB headsets http://www.emicrophones.com/c-48-usb-microphones.aspx - http://www.emicrophones.com/c-48-usb-microphones.aspx The Sennheiser ME3/USB is the very best but pricey. If you use your microphone all day long, you'll appreciate the ME3 for its accuracy and noise canceling, the 2 most important factors to get speech recognition. If you are not doing professional level dictation and need a good headset, look at the Andrea ANC-700/750 (same except 750 has 2 earphones), the VXI headset are also worth a look. Marty
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