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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. Just what I needed

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    nugget50 January 24, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV and great price. I knew I would find the TV I wanted a Best Buy.

  2. Tv

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    ThuyN January 24, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good quality product. Easy installation, everything is in the box

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  3. Sony Bravia Television

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    SuryaP January 24, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Exceptional television Excellent video quality easy access to operate

  4. Very good TV

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    Carmine January 24, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Beautiful TV, much better picture than our old 47″ unit. A bit difficult to set up but otherwise a great purchase.

  5. Beautiful tv

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    Arthur January 23, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Gorgeous view. Quickly responsive. I love how bright the colors are

  7. Tv

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    TomK January 22, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv!! Service was incredible associate was very helpful with the purchase.

  8. Great purchase

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    JessicaO January 21, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love this TV, the technology is excellent, I now watch TV with very good quality with my family, the customer service in the store was phenomenal.

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  9. I love it

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    AlejandroG January 21, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I loved it and I like the picture quality it’s cool

  10. Best present to self

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    Robin January 20, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I’m thrilled with this tv. It set up easily and it works well.

  11. Bad. Unreliable

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    JeanetH January 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Have problems since I purchase it. I purchased it on November 16 and have since had multiple issues. There are times when the video won’t play and it only plays sound. Other times it won’t power on completely until I unplug it. I’ve had to reset it about three times since the purchase.

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