Re: textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-11 Thread Todor Fassl
Well, I went ahead and bought the knfbReader so I will be able to do a comparison. So far all I have done is to confirm that neither can read the blue screen of death on a Windows computer. I also put a linux computer into character mode and neither could read that screen either. That is reall

Re: textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-10 Thread Gabe Griffith
Hi, I have never used text detective but I do use KNFB reader and find it quite useful. I like the OCR and if you get PDF image files sent to you the way I do then you can use KNFB reader to scan and read those documents as well. Gabe On Jul 10, 2015, at 7:11 PM, David Tanner wrote: > I ha

Re: textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-10 Thread David Tanner
I have used text detective a lot in the past and I can guarantee you that the recognition is nowhere close to as good as canopy reader. Texted tattoo has limited use but it also has heavy battery drain. David Tanner >From my iPhone 6 > On Jul 10, 2015, at 5:38 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > Per

Re: textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-10 Thread Lisette Wesseling
I had text detective for a few years before KNFB reader became available. I got some useful results with it, but never entire documents such as bank statements. I would get bits of them, but not the whole thing. For me, KNFB Reader is definitely worth the price and eclipses Text Detective comple

Re: textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-10 Thread Feliciano Godoy
I prefer text grabber plus translator over text detective. Text detective is not reliable on my iphone5. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > On Jul 10, 2015, at 2:38 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > Personally,

Re: textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-10 Thread Phil Halton
Personally, I think this list is for all things Apple, iPhones computers tablets whatever even now with the I watch. Should've would've could've, I consider asking questions on this list the form of research anyway. I appreciate the question because I'm thinking of buying KNFB myself. Anybody ou

Re: textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-10 Thread Shaf
Surely this should be a topic for Viphone rather than Macvisionaries? None of these apps are available for Mac. Anyway, to address your topic, yes KNFB Reader is a lot better. But you should have researched that. On 7/10/2015 8:51 PM, Todor Fassl wrote: KnfbReader is on sale today for $75. The

textDetective versus knfbReader

2015-07-10 Thread Todor Fassl
KnfbReader is on sale today for $75. The normal price is $99. Is knfbReader worth $75? I already own a license for textDetective. But I've heard that knfbReader is much better. Is that true? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To