New Fire HD 6/7: TTS better than on KK? - Page 2

xendula · 10-18-2014, 03:02 AM

That's hillarious and annoying at the same time.

And: Thanks so much for your answer!

Barty · 10-23-2014, 12:41 AM

I love Ivona Amy (British) voice. You can get Ivona on any android device, btw, not just the kindle fire.

I really hate that despite owning Ivona, Amazon will never put it on their eink kindle.

I'm amazed at its ability to pronounce some pretty exotic words and names that can't possibly be in any dictionary and yet can't figure out that "No. I don't think so" is not "number, I don't think so."

xendula · 10-23-2014, 01:18 AM

^ I know, I have Ivona on my phone, but I wanted to be able to use Whispersync, so I can switch between my eink readers and TTS. I am frankly a bit disappointed in the HD6' size and weight. For a 6 inch screened device, I was expecting something reasonably small and thin, and this it is not. It's like a brick.
But, it serves the purpose I bought it for, even though I want to throw it against the wall when I look at it in all its ugly glory.

If Amazon opened up TTS on Android phones, that would really solve my problem, and if they could add Ivona to eink kindles, that would rock. Of course, all this will never happen, and so the 6 incher it is. I am considerng returning it for the 8 GB one, since I don't see myself using it for anything except TTS. I have other tablets and phones for all the other stuff, and $20 would get me another three ebooks.

Amazon should really sell an iPhone touch type device as well.

Barty · 10-23-2014, 06:43 PM

^^^ well, they do have a Fire phone, which apparently ten people bought. If you mean like an iPod touch, I guess that's what the 6" fire is.

copyrite · 10-23-2014, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xendula

If Amazon opened up TTS on Android phones

I've been hoping for this since I got my first Android phone a couple of years ago!

conan50 · 10-23-2014, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

I love Ivona Amy (British) voice. You can get Ivona on any android device, btw, not just the kindle fire.

I really hate that despite owning Ivona, Amazon will never put it on their eink kindle.

I'm amazed at its ability to pronounce some pretty exotic words and names that can't possibly be in any dictionary and yet can't figure out that "No. I don't think so" is not "number, I don't think so."

+1 Ivona Amy.
To me KK TTS quality is very poor compared to my Fire HD 6 tab.

xendula · 10-23-2014, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

^^^ well, they do have a Fire phone, which apparently ten people bought. If you mean like an iPod touch, I guess that's what the 6" fire is.

And 9 returned it again

Have you seen the reviews? The Fire Phone has a 2 (TWO!!) star rating, probably the lowest on any of Amazon's products, ever.

I meant something as small as the iPod Touch.

Barty · 10-24-2014, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by copyrite

I've been hoping for this since I got my first Android phone a couple of years ago!

Why can't you get ivona? It's on the play store.

I have it on a nook hd+. I don't know why it wouldn't be on android phones. In fact, the product page even says designed for phones.

copyrite · 10-24-2014, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

Why can't you get ivona? It's on the play store.

I have it on a nook hd+. I don't know why it wouldn't be on android phones. In fact, the product page even says designed for phones.

Oh I mean that the Kindle app supports TTS... I do have Ivona.

xendula · 10-26-2014, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by copyrite

Oh I mean that the Kindle app supports TTS... I do have Ivona.

Same here.

copyrite · 10-26-2014, 05:18 PM

Clarifying... I really wish the Kindle app supported TTS! I've even made the suggestion to Amazon over the phone, in chat, on the Android app page.

Xanthe · 10-26-2014, 07:23 PM

For Android devices, you might want to try the CereProc voices:

https://www.cereproc.com/products/voices

You can get them on Google Play. I've got them on my Nook HD/HD+.

xendula · 10-26-2014, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xanthe

For Android devices, you might want to try the CereProc voices:

https://www.cereproc.com/products/voices

You can get them on Google Play. I've got them on my Nook HD/HD+.

What copyrite and I are trying to say is: we would like to have TTS inside the Kindle for Android app.

So this suggestion is not really helping much

Because TTS in not available in the Kindle app, I had to spend money on the bulky Fire HD6.

Xanthe · 10-27-2014, 01:12 AM

I realize that. But not everyone who reads a thread has the particular device under question (see: me) and just reads it out of curiosity, and since the thread digressed a bit to good/bad sounding voices, I figured that I'd just mention the CereProc voices, since they sound pretty good too.

I've come across a lot of useful information by perusing threads that don't pertain to any devices I happen to own as a result of their topic digressions, so I'm just paying it forward a bit to someone who might have both Kindle and other Android devices.

xendula · 10-27-2014, 02:38 PM

^ Xanthe, gotcha!

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10-18-2014, 03:02 AM	#16
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	That's hillarious and annoying at the same time. And: Thanks so much for your answer!

10-23-2014, 12:41 AM	#17
Barty doofus Posts: 2,555 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I love Ivona Amy (British) voice. You can get Ivona on any android device, btw, not just the kindle fire. I really hate that despite owning Ivona, Amazon will never put it on their eink kindle. I'm amazed at its ability to pronounce some pretty exotic words and names that can't possibly be in any dictionary and yet can't figure out that "No. I don't think so" is not "number, I don't think so."

10-23-2014, 01:18 AM	#18
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	^ I know, I have Ivona on my phone, but I wanted to be able to use Whispersync, so I can switch between my eink readers and TTS. I am frankly a bit disappointed in the HD6' size and weight. For a 6 inch screened device, I was expecting something reasonably small and thin, and this it is not. It's like a brick. But, it serves the purpose I bought it for, even though I want to throw it against the wall when I look at it in all its ugly glory. If Amazon opened up TTS on Android phones, that would really solve my problem, and if they could add Ivona to eink kindles, that would rock. Of course, all this will never happen, and so the 6 incher it is. I am considerng returning it for the 8 GB one, since I don't see myself using it for anything except TTS. I have other tablets and phones for all the other stuff, and $20 would get me another three ebooks. Amazon should really sell an iPhone touch type device as well.

10-23-2014, 06:43 PM	#19
Barty doofus Posts: 2,555 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	^^^ well, they do have a Fire phone, which apparently ten people bought. If you mean like an iPod touch, I guess that's what the 6" fire is.

10-26-2014, 05:18 PM	#26
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	Clarifying... I really wish the Kindle app supported TTS! I've even made the suggestion to Amazon over the phone, in chat, on the Android app page.

10-26-2014, 07:23 PM	#27
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	For Android devices, you might want to try the CereProc voices: https://www.cereproc.com/products/voices You can get them on Google Play. I've got them on my Nook HD/HD+.

10-27-2014, 01:12 AM	#29
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I realize that. But not everyone who reads a thread has the particular device under question (see: me) and just reads it out of curiosity, and since the thread digressed a bit to good/bad sounding voices, I figured that I'd just mention the CereProc voices, since they sound pretty good too. I've come across a lot of useful information by perusing threads that don't pertain to any devices I happen to own as a result of their topic digressions, so I'm just paying it forward a bit to someone who might have both Kindle and other Android devices.

10-27-2014, 02:38 PM	#30
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	^ Xanthe, gotcha!