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. Love my new TV!

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    MotherandQueen January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Im loving spending time in my living room watching my new TV. Love the functionality. The picture quality is good and I know I have a TV that will last because its a Sony!

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  2. Wow!

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    SPJG January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Vibrant color and detailed imagery! We were in the fence about switching from a brand we knew well but so glad we did!

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  3. A Great SONY TV!

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    MikeS January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Another great Bravia TV from Sony.
    I’m a lifelong SONY fan!
    Because they can last a lifetime!
    We recommend that you go with a SONY.

  4. 65 inch Sony tv

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    DaveC January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture, good price on sale, easy setup. In stock, I was in and loaded within 15 minutes!

  5. Sony

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    Mjcl January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture. This tv is a good quality and is easy to set up.

  6. Not the usual Sony Bravia Quality!

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    TonyP January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Television keeps freezing and has to be unplugged to reset. Volume is often turned up to 40s to be heard.

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  7. New Sony TV

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    David January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent TV. I love it. Easy to set up. Great picture. I will buy Sony again

  8. great fast processing ,excellent screen quality

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    sixer January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    great picture , great response time on screen, or in apps

  9. Tv

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    Manny January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv for the price. Easy set up and pretty thin for a large tv.

  10. TV

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    jbull0011 January 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This TV replaced an older Sony TV. The setup and the connections were easy.