# 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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## What a content change looks like

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

| USB stick / smart TV | Jonza |
| --- | --- |
| Someone edits the file and copies it to a stick for each branch | Add it once, from a laptop or a phone |
| Each stick has to reach its branch, by hand or by courier | Every screen in the group picks it up within seconds |
| Someone on site finds the remote and the TV's media menu | Nobody on site has to touch the TV |
| Nobody can tell from the office whether the new file is playing | The dashboard shows which screens are online and what they're playing |
| The breakfast menu is still on at lunch, unless someone swaps it | Breakfast and lunch switch over on their own, on a weekly plan |

## Side by side

|  | Jonza | USB stick / smart TV |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change content without visiting the screen | Yes | No |
| Different content by time of day | Weekly calendar | No |
| One-day campaigns that end on their own | Yes | No |
| See whether the screen is on | Yes | No |
| Update several screens at once | Whole group at once | One stick per screen |
| Text, clock or ticker over a video | Live widgets | Baked into the video |
| Show a web page | Yes | No |
| Portrait screens | Yes | Depends on the TV |
| Time to change a price | Seconds, from anywhere | A visit per screen |
| What you need to start | Your own screens set up remotely, or Tochi screens from us with Jonza ready | A 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

- [Printed vs Digital Menu Boards](https://jonza.app/en/compare/printed-menus-vs-screens.md): What changes when your menu lives on a screen you update from your phone, instead of on a print run.
- [Scheduling](https://jonza.app/en/features/scheduling.md): A weekly calendar that switches playlists by day and time, with priorities for when plans overlap.
- [Which Screens Work](https://jonza.app/en/guides/which-screens-work.md): TVs, players, internet and mounting: what to check before you buy a screen for digital signage.

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