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"sure DocumentSpeaker is better"
Version: Text Speaker 3.19
Pros
Their function is similar.
Cons
Too expensive.Too expensive. If use documentspeaker, may save 50%.
Summary
The function is similar. Chooses cheaply. I choose documentspeaker.
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"another better"
Version: Text Speaker 3.19
Pros
see good. but not try more.
Cons
could not support more format documents.
Summary
should support more format documents.
another one is better.
DocumentSpeaker can read more documents.
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"Buy before try"
Version: Text Speaker 3.18
Pros
I like the sound of the voices it sounds more so like a real person
Cons
It don't want you to try it before you buy it, it just want you to by it.
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"Didn't Work, kept wanting to buy."
Version: Text Speaker 3.18
Pros
None, None NOne NONE NONE
Cons
wouldn't let me try, wants me to buy voices , has a 500 word trial, wouldn't even play that, kept wanting me to pay.
Summary
If i can't try a program forget it. I also downloaded Natural Reader and UltraHal Text to speech. Both were decent for Text to speech. The Natural Reader is a little better since it has more voices, and on their website, the trial of the paid version sounded pretty good with their upgraded paid software, but good with basic voices. It also has a tool bar so if you want to read a web page, you don't have to cut and paste.
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"Just... awesome!"
Version: Text Speaker 3.17
Pros
Alternative for Speakonia (it no longer works on my computer). They have the same voices and can do the same voices. It can also prevent eyestrain from small text.
Cons
How are you supposed to uninstall it? I'll try Add and Remove Programs next...
The voices are also rather unnatural, but I think that's L&H's fault, not DeskShare's.Summary
Pretty good overall. I reccommend it- Speakonia sometimes malfunctions on computers. :)
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"Reads my documents aloud to me while I work"
Version: Text Speaker 3.15
Pros
Easy to use, reads all formats- docx, pdf, html, the best pronounciation of all the text to speech software I have tested.
Cons
none that I can find
Summary
One of the most useful software products I have and I use it daily to read out loud my documents and reports emailed to me - and it is great for proof reading before I send out material to anyone. I purchased 3 voices - one English, one Spanish and one French - all are very human sounding and understand punctuation and emphasis correctly for each language. The MP3 conversion is useful for taking documents to go, makes my commute time productive.
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"One of the best products I own"
Version: Text Speaker 3.15
Pros
Nice voices. Easy use. Few clic PDF to mp3. Far the best I have tried. Draconia go home.
Cons
Would like more voices to choose from. Like a younger woman voices - with English accent of course, just like Amy...Besides that non cons comes to mind.
Summary
Very very nice professional voices to be downloaded and integrated easily with the program. Easy and quick convertion of all text to mp3, for convinient listening in the car...Now I can hear all the interesting files within my computer I never would read anyway, while driving at work:-]. For the price of 30$ for the program and 30$ for the nice Amy voice I actually think it's a bargain. Already consuming my first 7½ hour long converted book, has paid the bill in my world:-))))
Sorry I meant Speakonia go home instead of Draconia go home - doo!
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"could not run this program to work"
Version: Text Speaker 3.15
Pros
the play back for the testing was ok
Cons
could not get the trial program to start with a english voice
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"Does not work"
Version: Text Speaker 3.14
Pros
None, it doesn't work
Cons
Double clicked the icon to start it and nothing happened.
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"Not too good but it does what it says somewhat..."
Version: Text Speaker 3.14
Pros
It Installs and does what it is supposed to do
Cons
Installs more then just itself (programs not virusses)
Contains no uninstall!
The CPU voice is really bad, not human at all.Summary
Not advisable, the full version might be better, if it isn't i would not recoomend to buy.
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