Magnification Software Comparison Chart
by Spectronics
| Features | iZoom 4 Screen Magnifier/Reader |
ZoomText 9.1 Magnifier/Reader | ZoomText Express |
Lightning with Speech |
Windows 7 built-in Magnifier and Narrator |
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| Operating Systems | Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 and 64 bit) | Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | Windows XP, Vista (32 bit) | Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 bit) | Windows 7 |
| Magnification range | 1 – 36X 50% increments from 1 – 3X |
1 – 36X 25% increments from 1 – 2X |
1 – 2X 25% increments |
2 – 32X 100% increments |
1 – 16X can adjust increments from 25% – 400% |
| Zoom Window Types | 8 Full screen, Magnifying Lens, Strip Magnifier, Vertical and Horizontal Split Screens |
8 Full, Overlay, Lens, Line and four Docked positions |
3 Full screen, Large Lens and Small Lens |
5 Full Screen, Magnifying Lens, Strip Magnifier, Vertical and Horizontal Split Screens |
3 Full, Lens, docked at top |
| Floating Window: lock any area of the screen so it always remains in view |
Y | Y "freeze window" function |
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| Colour Enhancements | Y | Y | Y | Y | Colour inversion and window colour schemes |
| Pointer Enhancements | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Cursor Enhancements | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Focus Enhancements | Y | Y | |||
| Mouse Wheel Zooming | Y | Y Ctrl-Scroll |
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| Customisable Tracking Options | Y | Y | |||
| Desktop, Web and Text Finder | Y | ||||
| Font Smoothing | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Smart Align | Y | ||||
| Zoom Scroll Bars | Y | ||||
| Portability Features | iZoom 4 Screen Magnifier/Reader |
ZoomText 9.1 Magnifier/Reader | ZoomText Express |
Lightning with Speech |
Windows 7 built-in Magnifier and Narrator |
| USB Version | Y | Y | Y | ||
| No install permissions required to use USB. (no driver installation) | Y | Need administrator privileges to use USB |
Y |
| Reading Features | iZoom 4 Screen Magnifier/Reader |
ZoomText 9.1 Magnifier/Reader | ZoomText Express |
Lightning with Speech |
Windows 7 built-in Magnifier and Narrator |
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| Screen Reading | Y | Y | Y | Windows 7 Narrator | |
| Mouse Echo | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Typing Echo | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Reads most apps in application window | Y | Y or separate text reader feature if desired |
IE in separate WebbIE reader Y in MS Word |
Y (only option) |
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| Document Reader – opens and reformats text in a new environment | Separate web page reader and reformatting facility if desired | Y | Y Internet Explorer web pages in WebbIE |
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| Controllable Verbosity | Y | Y | Y | limited | |
| Included Voices: Human Quality Speech | Y RealSpeak Australian voices Karen and Lee |
Y Neospeech US voices Paul and Kate |
Y RealSpeak Australian voices Karen and Lee |
MS Voices | |
| Customisable Application Settings | Y Can save different magnification settings to suit each application |
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| Highlights Text as Read Aloud | Y | Y | |||
| Reads Web | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Talking Setup Program | Y | Y | |||
| Dual Monitor Support | Y | Y | Usual windows options | ||
| Magnified Setup Program | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Other Features and Pricing | iZoom 4 Screen Magnifier/Reader |
ZoomText 9.1 Magnifier/Reader | ZoomText Express |
Lightning with Speech |
Windows 7 built-in Magnifier and Narrator |
| Demonstration / trial version available | Y 30 day Download trial |
Y 60 day Download trial |
Y 10 minutes Download trial |
Y Download trial |
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| Price in Australia As at December 2011 |
From $399 ($529 for USB version) |
From $1089 ($1239 for USB version) |
$139 | From $329 | Free |
| Price in New Zealand As at December 2011 |
From $520 ($690 for USB version) |
From $1420 ($1610 for USB version) |
$180 | From $430 | Free |
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