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Topic Title: How is Dragon v16 compared to 15.6?
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Created On: 05/18/2023 07:04 PM
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 How is Dragon v16 compared to 15.6?   - Elvis143BRA - 05/18/2023 07:04 PM  
 How is Dragon v16 compared to 15.6?   - missink - 05/18/2023 11:03 PM  
 How is Dragon v16 compared to 15.6?   - Elvis143BRA - 05/19/2023 07:16 AM  
 How is Dragon v16 compared to 15.6?   - Matt_Chambers - 05/19/2023 08:00 AM  
 How is Dragon v16 compared to 15.6?   - Elvis143BRA - 05/19/2023 11:19 AM  
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Elvis143BRA
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I have the 15.6 version and was wondering if the upgrade is worth it.

 05/18/2023 11:03 PM
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I don't know if you've seen Lunis's review of Dragon 16 here. He says it has fixed a LOT of bugs, and is more compatible with new software like Windows 11 and Office 2021. https://www.knowbrainer.com/downloads/Dragon_16_Review.pdf

 

Edgar posted his first impressions here. He had to reboot his computer before the application-specific commands worked. But there were still problems dictating "new line" and "new paragraph" in Visual Studio Code, and I can't tell if that got resolved in the end. https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=4&threadid=37123

 

If you use Word, it sounds like there is a workaround for the jumping cursor problem in Dragon 16. https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=4&threadid=37187

 

From various threads on the forum, it seems the debugger catches more problems in Dragon 16, but typing in web browsers remains problematic.

 

I am also planning to upgrade soon, so I would love to hear if anyone has noticed any other changes.

 05/19/2023 07:16 AM
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I didn't know about his review. Thanks for linking it. If v16 mostly has some bug fixes, then it's not really much of a major improvement for me. I was wondering if it's more accurate in speech recognition.

 05/19/2023 08:00 AM
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Originally posted by: Elvis143BRA I didn't know about his review. Thanks for linking it. If v16 mostly has some bug fixes, then it's not really much of a major improvement for me. I was wondering if it's more accurate in speech recognition.

 

The speech engine is essentially unchanged, so 16 isn't really any more accurate than 15.61.

But if you're using Windows 11, you'll need 16 at some point.

 05/19/2023 11:19 AM
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Thanks. I'll stick to 15.6 for now since I don't plan on using Win11 anytime soon.

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