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. As prescribed

    Verified purchase
    Richard Sheryll Ph.D April 3, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Love it

  2. Clarity

    Verified purchase
    Peter Chadwick April 2, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Terrific tv

  3. Pairs great with my airpods

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Eherb April 2, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture. And the integration with Apple TV is a plus. I particularly like the Sony bluetooth pairing with my AirPods.

  4. Sony 50 Inch

    Verified purchase
    Hallee April 1, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Great picture. Easy to install and setup. Only complaint is the remote control. Buttons are too small. I had to buy a replacement which had numbers and much bigger buttons. Station channels are very small at the bottom of the screen.

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  5. Doesn’t power on…Brand new out of box

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    LarryL March 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Bought it yesterday…Doesn’t even turn on. Did all the troubleshoot procedures…Can I return it and get another?

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  6. Tv

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    Eduardo2871 March 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I really liked the service and the television is super cool. My friends are excited about the television and are thinking about buying one.

  7. Perfect for the NFL season

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    HunterH March 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very well pleased. Great picture and sound. Operating system works great.

  8. Very satisfied

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    DamanoyT March 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent quality, absolutely no complaints on this television purchase.

  9. mrs

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    DeniseM March 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    our salesman answered all my questions about purchasing a new tv. he worked with me on sizes and brands. even helped us load on tv into our vehicle

  10. Great TV

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Dave March 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The TV has a great picture and works well with my set up.