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Kevin8or · 10-30-2011, 04:13 PM

Is the text-to-speech feature good enough to threaten audiobooks? The last time I heard text-to-speech, the speech was awkward. Tone, emphasis, rythym, etc., sounded wrong. Robotic. It's why I haven't tried text-to-speech functions in many years.

Hmm.

[Kevin8or looks for his Kindle to turn on text-to-speech.]

Edit: Better than I remembered but still not something I'd want to hear for an extended period of time.

10-30-2011, 04:13 PM	#663
Kevin8or Guru Posts: 977 Karma: 43409226 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Device: Kindle 3	Is the text-to-speech feature good enough to threaten audiobooks? The last time I heard text-to-speech, the speech was awkward. Tone, emphasis, rythym, etc., sounded wrong. Robotic. It's why I haven't tried text-to-speech functions in many years. Hmm. [Kevin8or looks for his Kindle to turn on text-to-speech.] Edit: Better than I remembered but still not something I'd want to hear for an extended period of time. Last edited by Kevin8or; 10-30-2011 at 04:19 PM.