Month: August 2020

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How to Set Up Your Living Room for Optimal TV Viewing

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Deciding where to put your TV in the living room is an important decision. After all, it will affect your viewing pleasure whether you are watching movies, TV, sports, or playing games. Two factors that determine the best place to install your TV are the size of the television and the TV viewing distance between the TV and the sofa.

The smaller the TV, the closer you will want to be, so you do not have to strain your eyes. Conversely, the larger the TV, the further back the better, so you are not too close to the TV.

TV Stand or Wall Mount?

Once you determine the spacing between the TV and furniture, then you need to decide if you want to put the TV on a TV stand or mount it on the wall. Wall mounting does require installing the appropriate wall mount kit and securing it to the wall by attaching the wall mount into the studs.

Two professional technicians workers installing television on the wall

How High Is Too High?

Make sure you don’t install the TV too high on a stand or the wall, so you are straining your neck looking up when watching TV. If you must place it above a fireplace or higher up on the wall, make sure you can swivel the TV to a downward viewing angle.

Other Considerations

Once you know if you are using a TV stand or wall mounting your TV, remember to take the time to hide all those unsightly cords. There are cord covers and organizers to keep them neat, tidy, and hidden away. Most importantly, make sure you have a TV remote control holder within easy reach of the sofa or your recliner.

To find TV wall mount kits and replacement television remote and universal remote controls, please feel free to browse online at Replacements Remotes or contact us at 855-573-6683 today!

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USB Thumb Drive Uses and Ideas to Improve Your Business

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USB flash drives and thumb drives provide you with a wide range of thumb drive uses and ideas to improve your business. While you might already be using flash drives to transfer data for storage or easily share it between computers, there are several other great ways to put USB flash drives to work for your business.

1. Use branded flash drives for marketing purposes.

You can give away USB drives that are preloaded with your business card, mobile app demonstration, and other such marketing materials to entice and attract new business and repeat business as part of a promotion. You could even use it as part of a contest, where each drive has a coupon or deal on it and one has the “grand prize.”

2. Use flash drives for two-factor authentication.

If you are worried about computer and network security, USB flash drives are a great tool to use for two-factor authentication. The drive contains the “key” to unlock the computer after the username and password have been entered. Plus, each employee can have their own unique “key.”

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3. Put sales presentations on USB thumb drives.

You can put sales presentations for your salespeople to use, so that all presentations are the same, no matter who does the presentation. You can also pass thumb drives out with the presentations, brochures, and product literature at tradeshows and conferences.

4. Load product installation and use videos on thumb drives.

You can include a thumb drive that is preloaded with product installation videos service technicians or your customers can use to install and configure their new product.

5. Select drives that fit your brand, logo, or product colors.

Make sure the drives you use fit your brand image, logo, or product colors so customers will better associate those with your business. You will also want to put other customizations on the drives like your business name, website, and phone number.

We hope these thumb drive uses have sparked your imagination to come up with even more great ideas to improve your business with flash drives. To find USB drives for these uses and more, please feel free to shop online at Replacement Remotes today! You can also call us at 855-573-6683 for further assistance.