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

Customer Media

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. Sony.

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    Jmott56 April 27, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture clarity. The only negative is the operating system can be inconsistent. Highly recommend at this price

  2. My Sony

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    ChristineL April 27, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We love the crisp picture Sony has. This is the only brand we eill ever own, The best.

  3. Wifi issues

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    Andy April 26, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Constantly disconnecting from internet do not buy.

  4. Absolutely not worth the price

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    McArthudw April 26, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Absolutely not worth the price

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  5. Tv purchase

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    IGETRDN April 26, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent purchase. Customer service was amazing. Thank you all again.

  6. NOT A GOOD PURCHASE!

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    Ruth April 26, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I am a Sony fan from several decades ago. I first bought this TV in December 2024, it immediately began to fail. I returned it, got the same TV again, January 5, 2025-this one kept having trouble keeping picture and sound playing. I spent hours and hours on hold with Sony, drove about 100-150 miles round trip returning & repurchasing, had to call twice this week alone, and in 3 months this Sony model Bravia 3 has completely failed. It doesn’t recognize its remote, only displays a black screen with no sound & Sony keeps trying to get it temporarily working to outlast the warranty on a three month old TV purchase. Best Buy rep hung up on me Monday when I asked would they help me reach Sony as their website and phones were out. I’m disappointed with both Sony & Best Buy. I would NOT buy this BRAVIA 3 LED 4K UHD TV again as two have failed since December 9, 2024 and I’m out my time, gas, and money for this while Sony stalls on a solution.

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  7. Didnt need OLED

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    OpenboxScott April 26, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Picked this tv based mostly on price and size. It has the audio and video inputs I needed to pair with an older soundbar as well as a 4K blu ray player (Sony).

  8. Picture perfect

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    ValB April 26, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great color, easy setup. Lots of options on google TV

  9. Wonderful TV

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    Christopher April 26, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV for a great price! So easy to use, my elderly parents picked it up easily.

  10. Another outstanding value!

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    BrandyL April 25, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is a GREAT TV! The picture is amazing! Super easy to set up and use. No freebies with purchase… the only con 🙂