Sony BRAVIA 3

Sony

BRAVIA 3 | 43", 50", 55", 65", 75", 85"

Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3
Sony BRAVIA 3

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Highlights

Intelligent 4K Processing Powered by the 4K HDR Processor X1, this TV intelligently enhances every scene in real-time, boosting color, contrast, and clarity to deliver a lifelike 4K HDR picture.
Vivid Real-World Colors With Triluminos Pro technology, the BRAVIA 3 reproduces over a billion accurate colors with enhanced saturation and hue, ensuring natural shades and vibrant picture quality.
Smart Entertainment with Google TV Access over 700,000 movies and TV episodes across your favorite streaming services in one place, featuring hands-free voice control with Google Assistant and support for Apple AirPlay 2.
Immersive Cinematic Sound Experience clear, natural sound and powerful bass with the uniquely shaped X-Balanced Speaker, complemented by Dolby Atmos support for a truly atmospheric audio experience.
Optimized for PlayStation 5 Enhance your gaming with exclusive features like Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode, which automatically optimize picture quality for both gaming and streaming on your PS5.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Exceptional Picture Quality: Users consistently praise the sharp 4K resolution, vibrant yet natural colors, and the ability of the X1 processor to upscale older, lower-resolution content with impressive clarity.
  • Strong Value for Money: Many reviewers highlight that this model provides the premium build quality and performance expected from the brand at a much more affordable price than high-end OLED models.
  • Intuitive Google TV Interface: The smart TV platform is frequently described as snappy and easy to navigate, offering seamless integration with popular streaming apps and effective voice control via Google Assistant.

Cons

  • Frequent Software Freezing: A recurring issue among users is the TV's tendency to freeze or become unresponsive, often requiring the unit to be physically unplugged and restarted to restore functionality.
  • Poor Remote Control Design: The included remote is widely criticized for being too small, lacking a numeric keypad for direct channel entry, and having no backlighting for visibility in dark rooms.
  • Unreliable Wi-Fi Connectivity: Multiple customers reported that the TV frequently drops its wireless connection or fails to find networks entirely, necessitating frequent network resets or hard reboots.

Customer Fit

  • Primary audience: People using this model as the main living room TV praise the large screen sizes (65–85"), theater-like feel, strong color, and clear dialogue for sports, movies, and everyday shows from across the room.
  • Secondary audience: Many buyers explicitly installed the 50–65" sizes in bedrooms and liked that it’s easy to mount, sounds good without a soundbar, and is quick to get streaming.
  • Ideal scenarios: Reviewers say PS5 gameplay “looks great” and input lag feels low for casual gaming, but competitive players wanting 120Hz/VRR or simultaneous 4K+HDR may be disappointed.

Customer Reviews

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  1. Glorial

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    GloriaL May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Easy to set up on my table and add streaming applications

  2. Debatable picture quality

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    DeborahC May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    It’s ok watching sports when its in HD but otherwise the picture clarity isn’t the best even though the sales rep always try to push you toward buying a Sony tv over any other brands for that very reason claiming Sony is better than all the rest.

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  3. 43” Bravia

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    JonO May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Nice tv……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

  4. Not a good producy

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    Ripoff May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Purchased on 3/29/2025 TV would not turn on 5/2/2025! Called Best Buy and was told TV not warranted by Sony! Having to pay for Geek squad to come and fix TV! Do not buy Sony Products or buy from Best Buy! Both rip offs!!!

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  5. QUALITY NOT THERE, INSTRUCTIONS NOT EASY TO FOLLOW

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    lulu May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    NOT SURE YET, WASN’T EASY GET TO BE ABLE TO WATCH TV. TOO MANY STEPS. WON’T DO SEARCH CHANNELS AS IT SUPPOUSE TOO. COLORS NOT GREAT AS I THOUTH WILL BE.

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  6. Best tv for the price

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    icheatwheniplay May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Bought this tv for my mom. Shes pretty old and didn’t want something complicated while using. Easy to use and navigate. Great tv for the price. I would def get another

  7. Nice tv with terrible remote

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    Elzzz May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Love the tv picture and sound. HATE the remote. I have ordered 4 different Sony compatible remotes to fix the problem. Original doesn’t have numbers. None work perfectly. Poor remote design. Wish I had returned but it was already wall mounted.

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  8. Talk back wont turn off

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    TrayC May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Live the picture but talk back feature will not turn off Very, very annoying

  9. Tv

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    NorbelkisG May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    New , excellent television nothing bad to said . Excellent

  10. A really good choice

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    JoyceW May 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Easy setup. Nice picture. Works great for cutting the cable and watching Tv without the monthly bill. Added a Mohu indoor antenna which pulled in a ton of local channels.