Best Dictionary for the CLIE

[mdicembre]

Anyone have an opinion on the best dictionary for the CLIE?

[mashoutposse]

MSDict.

[vreug]

I really like ProWord from Proporta.

[kmrdeva]

MS Dict with the English Pro database.. I used to have Noah Pro.. but MS is better, IMHO.

[frasej]

Personally, I like Mi:D (http://www.pdathaipalm.com/).

[spradlinb]

tanker_bob did a wonderful job of reviewing the available dictionaries a while back, and you can read through his comments and reviews of them here:

http://www.tankerbob.com/palm/dicts.htm

Personally, I don't need an extremely powerful dictionary, I just need one to look up the occasional word, so Mi: D has been great for me. http://www.LaunchPlug.com/MiD.html has the tutorial for it.

Cheers.

[contempt]

I'm a M:ID user as well. Especially with the Websters Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus. Works perfectly.

Can't wait for HanTip to be compatible with OS5, since in the past I used M:ID for my Korean to English translation as well.

[captainao]

I use Merriam-Webster Collegiate v9 with PalmReaderPro

[Convert]

Originally posted by spradlinb
tanker_bob did a wonderful job of reviewing the available dictionaries a while back, and you can read through his comments and reviews of them here:

http://www.tankerbob.com/palm/dicts.htm

Personally, I don't need an extremely powerful dictionary, I just need one to look up the occasional word, so Mi: D has been great for me. http://www.LaunchPlug.com/MiD.html has the tutorial for it.

Cheers. Thanks for the review - very helpful. But I’m leaning toward ProWord from Proporta, the makers of TomeRaider which I like very much. ProWord seems very fast and I like the folder separation of word types.

[blue_wind]

I use MID and MS dict. I think Dictionary to go is interesting too.

[n0m0n]

I am surprised that no one said BDicty?
Why???

[pixelpainter]

I also use BDicty. It's all depend on who reads what first I guess.

[(oyo)]

I use A-Lex by Abstract R&D. It have a feature that pop up on any application (DA) version

[rldunn]

I used to use Mi: D, but now use the PalmReaderPro collegiate dictionary because it also has pronunciations. It's nice to use while reading some books, where you can just click on the word and it will bring up the definition. If you need to look up something when you're not already in PRP, it's a pain, but I don't need to do that that often.

[pbooi]

Currently using Noah Lite and it's doing a pretty good job.
Simple, straight forward and no hassle.

[Tekken]

Check out Beiks.com. I have very pleased with theirs.

[Geckotek]

Originally posted by contempt
I'm a M:ID user as well. Especially with the Websters Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus. Works perfectly.

Can't wait for HanTip to be compatible with OS5, since in the past I used M:ID for my Korean to English translation as well.

I would like to use the English to Korean translation, but it only gives gibberish. Do you know if there is some way to install Korean fonts for my Clie?

[rhart00]

get msdict with the english pro dictionary it is awesome. huge collection of words (even slang and vulgar words!). Unfortunetly the database does take up about 5 or 6mb but you can keep it on the MS

[jbarr]

I personally like ProWord. Why? Because I tried all the others listed, and ProWord was the only one that consistently gave me definitions for words that simpley were not found in the other dictionaries.

I only have two enhancement requests for ProWord:
1. "Hot" definition words. ie: if you tap on one of the words in the definition, it should jump to the definition for the word tapped.

2. Pronuncuations. The definitions are great and more complete than others, but it's a shame it lacks pronunciations.

[volcanopele]

I used to use MiD but now I use MSDict. Surprisingly fast (except for their English Phrases dictionary) and is more like a dictionary one would get as a hardcopy than MiD.

[sebring]

Originally posted by Geckotek


I would like to use the English to Korean translation, but it only gives gibberish. Do you know if there is some way to install Korean fonts for my Clie?

http://www.zztechs.com/en/index.php4

I've never used it, but I think that is what the app at zztechs is supposed to do.

[Inginious]

HEY volcanopele i thinking of using a similiar pic like yours when i reach my 100th post. i have everywhere else except for here.

hes cool

[Inginious]

how about any good and free dictionaries?

[UI018397]

Originally posted by rhart00
get msdict with the english pro dictionary it is awesome. huge collection of words (even slang and vulgar words!). Unfortunetly the database does take up about 5 or 6mb but you can keep it on the MS

I use msdict too !

[patrickl]

BDicty at www.beiks.com really has to be the coolest. Especially the phrase books which can actually say the text out loud on your Clie.

[yOyOYoo]

MS DICT is the best. I've tried many and it seems like MSDICT is fast (loading from MS) as well has hi-res+ as well as user interface is just beautiful. The software is well designed and has most of the definitions I need, be sure to download their Largest dictionary.

[sebring]

Originally posted by Inginious
how about any good and free dictionaries?

Noah Lite is probably about the best free dictionary.

[n2ifp]

I use MID for OS5, it's got 2 dictionaries and a Thesaurus. I don't know if it's the best, but it works.

[(oyo)]

Seem like I'm the only one who use A-Lex http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=16AF90FB-EB8A-4E04-98034FDA70892AD1&prodID=35543
Give it a try... Hate to be the only one...

;^)

[kdn102]

Bdicty is great for the english dictionary. The translation dictionaries are a little lacking, one thing that bugs me is they don't include the gender of the noun (at least not in the English -> German).

However, at the time I purchased it, they made the best.

And, like patrickl said, they do sell really cool talking phrasebooks!

[harpgliss]

Hi, I just downloaded MiD and really like it.I have on quick question.Contempt,you mention in your post of having Rogets thesaurus.I was wanting to know where you got it, I checked the site for MiD and did not see it.I would like very much to have this. David

[contempt]

Originally posted by Geckotek


I would like to use the English to Korean translation, but it only gives gibberish. Do you know if there is some way to install Korean fonts for my Clie?

not until an app like hantip is made for os5. i think chkos might be, but i haven't tried it out yet.

[ganz]

Another vote 4 BDicty. I runthe app and DB from the card and it is still quite fast. I use the 2mb English Gold dict.

[YTTAN]

MS DICT is the best.

[chrislee2000]

Does anyone have an opinion on Dictionary Togo? I found this to be very good also. I especailly like the bookmark feature. Does MSDict have bookmark feature as well?

[contempt]

I gotta say, as a long time M:id user, I finally switched over to MSDict. Gotta love the Hi-res+ support. I truly agree it's the best dictionary out there.

[YTTAN]

There is no bookmarks but lucky for me as i don't need the bookmark at all. What for???

[michael1960]

I am using BDicty and very satisfied with it. I purchased the Linguist Bundle (http://www.beiks.com/palmzonebg/Lexicons/bundle-list.htm) which gives me access to 16 different languages.

Good thing is that I don't have to download them all at once because I can access the www.beiks.com website anytime later to load additional dictionaries, even while I am travelling.:)

[valodya]

I hope someone can tell me more about Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for PalmReader. Are the entries as complete as they are in the print dictionary, ie do they also contain etymologies, all of the definitions, usage notes, and year of first use? Also, does the the Palm version include the ancillary sections of the print dictionary, foreign words and phrases, biographical names, geographical names, handbook of style, etc.?

I'm looking for as close to a full blown dictionary as possible, this is the closest I've found, but the description doesn't quite make clear just how much it includes.

BTW, they just released the 11th edition, and you can get it for 30% off with the discount code "lookitup".

http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com/book.cgi/0877797544

[volcanopele]

I prefer MSDict as well. very fast and the definitions are quite complete. It doesn't quite all the auxillary data that the MW Collegiate Dictionary for PalmReader Pro (i.e. etymologies, year of first use) but it is far more convient with its speed. MSDict satisfies 95% of my dictionary needs, and if I need anything else, I will just look it up in my landlady's dictionary.

[imadrin]

noah lite- it's relatively big, it's free, and the db can go in flash

[dst38]

Originally posted by YTTAN
MS DICT is the best.

i agree...MS DICT is the best I've seen and used yet.

[valodya]

If I didn't want the etymologies, etc., I would go with MSDict, but as it is it isn't quite enough. I also find than many of the words I'm looking for aren't listed, and Webster's offers a much bigger lexicon. And Noah is way too lite. So, can anyone tell me just what Webster's does include? Also, is it really that much slower than other Palm dictionaries? TIA for the info.

PS I'm a reference librarian, so I actually care about this sort of thing. ;)

[Marshall]

Valodya,

I imagine that not too many of us have the time to really check out the finer points of the dictionaries. I would have imagined that the Oxford version should be pretty good. Still it probably does not do the job of the Oxford complete (paper version) just the Oxford concise.

I guess one would have to go by the blurbs of the various dictionaries listed throughout this thread. Even so it might end up depending on the organization behind the software.

I am interested to know in which you end up "happy" with... for the longer period of time.

- Marshall