Guest Mel B Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Hi I've seen adverts for alternative voices for the sat nav systems (such as Ozzie Osbourn etc). Has anyone bought any of these and are they any good, ie better than the original ones? Or are they just good for a laugh for a while and really a waste of money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martin Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Yes they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mel B Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Martin Which bit are you answering please?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paul d Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I would think that after a few "goes" you would get bored of the novelty of a "celebrity" voice. They come with clear voices which is surely the point of the things, as you should not look at the screen when travelling. Any voice which adds comments and remarks could I think potentially be dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martin Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Mel Whichever - but the final point mainly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Will Redfearn Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 The best voice would be Joanna Lumley the worst a contest between Vicky Pollard and Profeesor Stanley Unwin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martin Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Yes to both: gimmick and waste of money. A lot of skill and research goes into voice selection and the specific instructions. You have to have a certain tonal value to cut through the 'noise floor' or engine/road noise, so you need a clean crisp delivery and clear enunciation – so that let’s ‘ozzy’ out I guess! Most of us are Fiat based and lack the legendary hush of the Rolls Royce. Many of these are 'sound alikes' for pretty obvious reasons, and there’s nothing worse than a Ringer that’s not quite dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gordon Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 If your satnav is a TomTom variant then this site might be of interest. www.tomtomsatnav.info There are a number of free voices to try as an alternative to the TomTom supplied ones I use Liz from Radio Aire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mel E Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 When I finally switched from AOL I had to reluctantly give up the voice of Joanna Lumley telling me I had mail. If you can get her voice, download now, I'd say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trevorf Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Don't bother paying for them, they are available for free. Try www.tomtomsatnav.info Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fjmike Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I can recommend the Liz Whitaker voice from the site that both Gordon and Trevorf recomended. Most of the celeb. ones that I have heard are rather poor and would soon loose their novelty value. Liz's voice is clear and a lot more pleasant than the standard voices. Alternativly free software is anailable to record your own voice to TOMtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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