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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. Great TV if you know what you're doing

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    roadwarrior December 28, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Our third Sony Bravia. Very good picture. Easy transaction with BestBuy. Manufacturer provided connection information, but lacked operating manual.

  2. Wonderful Bravia!

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    SharonS December 28, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is a great tv! Picture is big and beautiful! Google tv works perfectly. I highly recommend it!

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  3. Sony Bravia TV

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    barb December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good quality picture and easy to operate remote control

  4. One of the best TVs ever purchased

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    DouglasR December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is one of the best TVs I’ve ever purchased. Excellent picture.

  5. My first big tv!!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    ConnieB December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I like it very much,, got to get uses to it!! But I love it!

  7. Best TV

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    KathrynV December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very good fit. Clear picture great sound quality product

  8. Solid

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Deiter December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I was a bit concerned as my last TV wasn’t even a smart TV, but easy setup. Excellent picture, but sound seems a bit … limited? It’s like my treble has been turned up more than i like. I’m sure I could fix that with a soundbar. It’s a solid TV for the price.

  9. Great deal on Sony

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    DisneyFreak65 December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We love Sony TVs. This was our 5th purchase. Easy to set up and the picture is great.

  10. Super sharp image

    Verified purchase
    Martin Serrano December 27, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    I love the clear image!

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  11. Sony Bravia 3

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    BrettG December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The Sony Bravia 3 is a slim and lite weight tv for a 75” TV. Set up is easy and item came boxed well. I’ve only had the TV for a month, but so far I am impressed with the functionality and screen display.