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. Very disappointed

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    Kathryn E. Wilcox March 14, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    I’ve only had the TV for 7 months and the sound started cutting out. The only way to get the sound back is to turn off the TV and turn it back on. My last Sony lasted 14 years. I am very disappointed, especially since it’s not returnable.

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  2. Sony TV

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    Alessandria and Michael Archib… March 14, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    This TV was purchased for our Loft! We love Sony and Amazon had the best deal. The tv has excellent quality and is easy to navigate!!

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  3. Sony 85inch

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    RosalynW March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The entire purchase was Awesome. The customer service team was amazing at getting us the best deal possible as well as making sure the tv would be delivered on time as promised. This is the reason why I’ve been with Best Bye as a Total Tech Support member for so long. They NEVER fail.

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  4. Very nice TV

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    JessicaL March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very nice TV. I used this for Xbox series X and it ticks all boxes other than 120fps. Colors are bright and the sound is great.

  5. Retired

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    Gigi March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very good experience and staff Very helpful especially Josh.

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  6. Sony will always rule the tv game

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    DanielP March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I walked into Best Buy looking to buy a Hisense or tcl budget tv. But the employee at Best Buy convinced me to spend a few hundred more for this Sony. The refresh rate is only 60hz but it’s much better than most 120hz out there because of the quality Sony puts into its color. I love this tv and would have never thought of spending almost 1000$ on a tv but I don’t regret it at all!

  7. TV

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    MaureenaS March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Product performance was excellent.
    Easy mount/ fit in the space provided.
    Good value for the money.

  8. I like this

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    JaniceW March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    picture quality is awesome , sound is very good customize the settings to my liking was easy. very pleased with this Tv.

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  9. Best Buy is Excellent.

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    MargaretM March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The TV is wonderful, and, the Gentlemen who delivered it & set it up were terrific. Also they removed my old TV and disposed it in the Proper Way. Thank you Best Buy.

  10. Tv

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    AndrewA March 14, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Wonderful tv and all the sales associates are great.