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. great TV for the price

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    OliverB December 29, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We have all Sony tvs and this pricepoint on sale was great

  2. Phenomenal TV.

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    Twodownotto December 29, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Wow, it doesn’t get any easier to set up and use. The picture is beautiful it’s very easy to use, Ho to Best Buy and try it, my guess is you will buy it.

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  3. Best Movie Experience

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    BuntyKher December 29, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Amazing TV.
    Best picture and sound quality as well as settings to change motion to set as movie quality

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  4. Love this TV

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    MattF December 29, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I really love this TV, it was very easy to set up (even for me!). the instructions were clear and easy to understand. The picture is excellent! I do wish it was brighter, that was why I chose this TV

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  5. Worth the price

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    MotherSuperior December 29, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent picture and sound, great included benefits, easy connectivity. Viewable from any angle, crisp image, lots of customizable options.

  6. Bravia is the best

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    JaimieK December 28, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony Bravia TVs have been a house hold must for us! We love the quality and this one does not fail. It’s a great thin tv. The picture is clear and the sound is good!

  7. Love my TV

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    Mrtroopa December 28, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Tv is everything as described. Great picture and easy set up!

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  8. Nice picture, poor Android tv software.

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    CrisA December 28, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Nice picture. Poor interface and annoying connection detection with various peripheral such cable tv reciever and Firestick.
    Random shuts off.

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  9. Amazing product

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    PrinceM December 28, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very satisfactory, i like the way it has occupied my living room space.

  10. Great TV

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    Pame December 28, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV. Picture and sound are wonderful. I’m sorry I didn’t buy it sooner!