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USB stick or Jonza?

Many businesses start their digital signage with a video on a USB stick. Here's what changes when every screen is managed from one place.

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A USB stick with dashed trails to three dark screens, beside one Jonza panel with live lines to three lit screens, each ticked.

What a content change looks like

Say a new seasonal drink joins the menu on Monday, in three branches.

USB stick / smart TV Jonza
  • USB stick / smart TV:Someone edits the file and copies it to a stick for each branch

    Jonza:Add it once, from a laptop or a phone

  • USB stick / smart TV:Each stick has to reach its branch, by hand or by courier

    Jonza:Every screen in the group picks it up within seconds

  • USB stick / smart TV:Someone on site finds the remote and the TV's media menu

    Jonza:Nobody on site has to touch the TV

  • USB stick / smart TV:Nobody can tell from the office whether the new file is playing

    Jonza:The dashboard shows which screens are online and what they're playing

  • USB stick / smart TV:The breakfast menu is still on at lunch, unless someone swaps it

    Jonza:Breakfast and lunch switch over on their own, on a weekly plan

Side by side

JonzaUSB stick / smart TV
Change content without visiting the screen Yes No
Different content by time of dayWeekly calendar No
One-day campaigns that end on their own Yes No
See whether the screen is on Yes No
Update several screens at onceWhole group at onceOne stick per screen
Text, clock or ticker over a videoLive widgetsBaked into the video
Show a web page Yes No
Portrait screens YesDepends on the TV
Time to change a priceSeconds, from anywhereA visit per screen
What you need to startYour own screens set up remotely, or Tochi screens from us with Jonza readyA TV and a stick

The difference shows every time something changes: a new price, breakfast giving way to lunch, a campaign across branches. With a stick each one is a trip; with Jonza it's a few clicks from wherever you are.

What changes with Jonza

  • No more trips to each screen

    New prices, a new video or a weekly special go out from your laptop or phone. Nobody has to copy files or find the remote.

  • Content that follows the clock

    Breakfast in the morning, lunch at noon, the weekend offer on Saturday. Plan it once and every screen switches on time.

  • Every branch from one place

    Update one screen or a whole group at once, and see from the office which screens are on and what they're playing.

Plan it once, and the screens follow

With a stick, every change of content is a change of file. With Jonza you put breakfast, lunch and the weekend offer on a weekly calendar, and each screen switches by itself when the time comes.

  • Weekdays, weekends or a single date
  • Priorities decide what wins when plans overlap
  • See what's playing now and what comes next

Questions

Can I keep my current TVs?

Often, yes. The Jonza player runs on Linux, Windows, Android, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, LG webOS, Raspberry Pi and Samsung Tizen. If your TV runs one of these, or you can plug a small player into it, our team connects remotely and sets it up. If you'd rather start fresh, we can ship Tochi screens, Erpa's own brand made in Türkiye, with Jonza already set up.

Is a smart TV's built-in slideshow not the same thing?

It plays whatever files are on the stick or in its memory. Jonza adds what a slideshow doesn't: changes sent from anywhere, content that switches by the clock, live text and widgets on top, and a dashboard that shows each screen is on.

Do I have to redo my videos and images?

No. Upload the files you already have to the media library and use them in any playlist. You can crop and rotate images in the browser if they need adjusting.

What does it cost?

It depends on how many screens and locations you run. Contact us with your numbers and we'll put together a plan.

Read next

  • Compare Printed vs Digital Menu Boards What changes when your menu lives on a screen you update from your phone, instead of on a print run. Read more
  • Features Scheduling A weekly calendar that switches playlists by day and time, with priorities for when plans overlap. Read more
  • Guides Which Screens Work TVs, players, internet and mounting: what to check before you buy a screen for digital signage. Read more

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