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 products are the best.

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    JenMo January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony products are the best. I buy nothing but Sony and will continue.

  2. my beautiful tv Bravia

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    FerneyN January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent TV with picture quality and multifunctional

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  3. Honest Review

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    BobU January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very good picture and audio. Primary operation has problem of changing channels for no reason but I use the Hulu box for control.

  4. Review

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    Judy January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good TV. Nice picture and sounds. I really enjoy this TV

  5. Great

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    chief January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony makes great reliable products. All of my TV’s but one are Sony.

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  6. Great tv for the price

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    COSJen January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is a great tv – we use it in our basement as a 2nd family room. No need to spend thousands with this quality. Set up could not have been easier.

  7. Great

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    RomonaT January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Like the color. Sounds pretty good and the style is good

  8. gfja

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    GregoryJ January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    took a month to figure out how to turn on voice!!!
    multiple restarts re install user names passwords etc
    will need geek squad to sort out hook up to 30 yr old entertainment home center

  9. Best TV

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    RuthA January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This TV is superb, picture quality is great. What I love about it is I don’t have to worry about getting an antenna to watch local channels, and also struggling with getting good signal. Everything is clear and apps work perfectly fine.

  10. Sony is the best!

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    Kathy January 17, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent quality and beautiful color. Sony definitely is the number one quality TV nationwide.. I know I wouldn’t by any other product. I bought LG and Samsung before and there’s no way they stand up to the quality and they don’t last as long.