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💬General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: wcr on March 15, 2008, 08:43:07 AM
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After getting lighting & security systems to work .I want more.That is I want to control everything via voice command using a headset I have allready decided to deligate a computer to the task and move all lighting and security to the dedicated pc .My problem is which voice program will give me what I want.My vision is to wake up the pc tell it to execute commands via headset.I have used dragon 7 in the past but wasn't happy with its day to day preformance.Is what I want to do feasable and is any one else doing this.
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You should be able to do about whatever you want with BVC (Bill's Voice Commander). It works very well with my X10 set up. I think a lot of the members here have it, and have good things to say about it.
I don't use a headset, but I have a wireless belt clip transmitter with a lapel mic from Nady systems($49, Dak.com), that works great.
I don't wear it, it just sits on the table or somewhere I'm at, and I communicate with the computer that way. 3 in-wall speakers, liv rm, Basement,, and garage, let me hear BVC reply back.
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Dahur is correct a lot of users use Bill's Voice Commander (http://wgjohns.com/bvc.htm) with their X10 setup. You can use it to control x10 devices, announce anything you could think of and make customizable responses. I have a lot of fun with it. I even Modified an intercom to be a 2 way interface (http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php?topic=14534.msg81110#msg81110) for easy speaker and mic placement to use just for BVC! (http://wgjohns.com/bvc.htm) I'm sure other will chime in with their great review of it.. and the best part is... BVC is free , it comes with a small nag but that can be corrected by donating to Bill( just to let him know you appreciate his hard work!) Have fun!
Jeff
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.............Is what I want to do feasable and is any one else doing this.
What you want to do is completely Star-Trek futuristic... way-out-there... George Jetson like stuff.
And... I'ts really cool stuff too! Like dahur mentioned "a lot of the members here have it"... and I for one wouldn't want to go back to NOT having my BVC (http://www.wgjohns.com/bvc.htm) set-up.
You can read more about Bill's Voice Commander (BVC) here at the X10 forum: http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php?topic=13870.0 (http://www.x10community.com/forums/index.php?topic=13870.0). Also visit my BVC Fan Site (http://www.davesdomainonline.com/bvc/bvc.htm)... I even have a YouTube Video so you can see just some of the things I do with my BVC.