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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. We love TV!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    SharonN January 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very good to see and hear. Easy control also. Especially for us senior citizens!!

  2. Great Purchase!

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    ElsaR January 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent picture quality & sound. Proper size for a 12 x 12 room.

  3. Cinematography at its best

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    ElizabethD January 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The best of the best. They don’t make them any better than this. Colors are rich and deep with superb clarity. We bought one and then another – excellent.

  4. Sony Bravia tv

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    BrendaG January 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent tv, installation was flawless. Geek squad was so knowledgeable and so nice.

  5. Sony 85" TV

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    YvonneT January 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Had a problem with the first TV but Best Buy replaced it.

  7. Very happy with purchase.

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    KimF January 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We were looking for a tv that wasn’t super expensive but still provided good quality. This one “fit the bill”. Picture is nice and clear. The 55” size is perfect… not too big, but big enough to easily see.

  8. Power on issues

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    CajunKP January 31, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    At times the tv will not turn on. Doesn’t respond to remote or manuel power on. Having to unplug and reset is frustrating.

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  9. Bravia Sony

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Maddie January 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv and so inexpensive it’s crazy. Needs external speakers to do it justice.

  10. Buy it!

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    JLynn January 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Beautiful crisp color. Very vibrant. Easy set up for all my apps. Love it so much, i put it in my bedroom! Best purchase I’ve made in quite a while.

  11. Flyer

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    Flyer98 January 29, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony Bravia’s give an excellent picture quality and sound. Plus they have an array of sizes to choose from