speech

What's digital radio all about?

Reviews Talk radio stations may broadcast at the lower bit rate, because speech requires less data. In addition to music and speech, digital radio stations can also broadcast additional text that is displayed on a small screen.

12 May 2005, 22:35

TomTom GO 920T review

Reviews Text-to-speech is evident throughout the device, with the voice being able to read back tips, weather forecast, traffic information and road names. Voice directions were spoken clearly and its text-to- speech for pronouncing road names was accurate...

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: tomtom, location, hard drive, navigation

29 January 2008, 12:50

Logitech USB Desktop Microphone review

Reviews In fact, the Logitech USB Desktop Microphone proved sensitive enough to clearly pick up our quiet speech from 250 to 300mm away -- which means it also was sensitive enough to record our mouse clicking and our PC fan.

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: logitech, pick, windows vista, recognition

13 March 2007, 14:37

Garmin nuvi 760 review

Reviews Voice directions were spoken clearly and it does feature text-to-speech for pronouncing road names, which is extremely useful for navigation around round-abouts or complex junctions. The TMC/FM receiver performed well during our tests and the text...

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: garmin, car, handy, calculations

10 January 2008, 11:35

Sony RHT-G800 review

Reviews The speakers at the side are intended to bounce surround effects off the walls, which should envelop the listener, while the front speakers take care of speech and stereo effects. During movies, this means speech can sound a little muddy, and when...

Editor's rating   6.6

Tags: sony, dvd player, speakers, speech

23 July 2007, 18:32

TomTom GO 930 Traffic review

Reviews Voice directions were spoken clearly and its text-to-speech for pronouncing road names was clear. Still, its 3D map perspective, directional aides and text-to-speech were more than adequate for routing.

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: tomtom, speech, traffic, handy

30 April 2008, 14:39

Panasonic Viera TX-32LMD70 review

Reviews The music mode, however, seemed to suit both music and speech, so we left the TV set to that preset. Switching the sound mode to speech and music left audio sounding hollow and reminded us of being in a large cave.

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: panasonic, colours, natural, channels

3 May 2007, 19:19

PURE Digital Sonus-1XT review

Reviews The amount of speech is also customisable. The iVOX button on the front panel enables you to turn it on or off, or you can delve into the menu and set it to Time only, Stations only, Time/stations or Speech Disabled.

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: pure digital, stations, stereo, recorded

11 May 2005, 23:09

Navigon 2110 Max review

Reviews Voice directions are clear, but basic with no text-to- speech. An upgrade to incorporate text-to- speech will be available at the end of July, happily. Strengths Similar to the previous Navigon range, the Max incorporates a sleek black finish...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: navigon, displayed, anti, speech

18 June 2008, 8:56

PURE Evoke-2XT review

Reviews You'll love or hate the styling, but there's no arguing over the sound quality: whether you listen to speech or music, the audio quality is top-notch. It's particularly good with speech -- listening to Wogan is like having your ears licked by a...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: pure digital, timer, speech, stations

5 September 2005, 19:02

Intempo BB-01 review

Reviews Speech is acceptable, but with music -- any kind of music -- the speakers deliver very muddy, indistinct sound. It's just about bearable when you're listening to speech, but with music the sound is muffled, lacks definition and sounds muddy at low...

Editor's rating   4.5

Tags: intempo, matter, station, stations

8 September 2005, 17:48

Toshiba Regza 37C3030D review

Reviews We found that when listening to speech only, we were able to easily hear what was said, but as soon as a sound effect was added, speech was drowned out and less distinct. Screens that show 720p aren't cheap, but they do cost significantly less than...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: toshiba, high definition, scenes, speakers

31 May 2007, 13:44

Fujifilm FinePix F40fd review

Reviews Large pop-up captions, like semi-transparent speech bubbles, explain each function on the bright LCD screen. The 8.3-megapixel Fujifilm F40fd is one of the first FinePix cameras to feature dual memory card compatibility, as well as a face detection...

Editor's rating   7.9

Tags: fujifilm, limit, detection, response

18 July 2007, 16:59

Toshiba G450 review

Reviews The call quality is also surprisingly good considering the phone's small size, with both the mic and speaker delivering clear speech. Toshiba is not a name that we'd readily associate with mobile phones, but then this handset is not really your...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: toshiba, modem, sim, hsdpa

4 June 2008, 8:59

Virgin Mobile Lobster 320 review

Reviews The camera only has a VGA resolution and the phone doesn't support MMS so the only thing you can really do with the pictures is use them as wallpaper on your phone.Call quality was generally pretty good with crisp and clear speech, but the handset...

Editor's rating   5

Tags: virgin mobile, budget, nokia, battery life

12 October 2007, 13:59