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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. Bravia setup

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    KingTorru December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The tv was an excellent choice, because it met and surpassed my expectations. The setup team (geek squad) did an excellent job with putting up the tv.

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  2. Bravo Bravia 3

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    ChristyG December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The Sony Bravia 3 55″ TV has been great. It was easy to set up and get connected to the antenna, DVD player and Dish. All channels uploaded without any problems.

  3. 85 inch Bravia tv

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    MarquitaW December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Amazing! Picture perfect! You will not go wrong !!!

  4. My Super Buy at Best Buy!

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    LouLou December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love my new TV. I bought another Sony Bravia as my other older TV was the same brand and I figured that Sony is tops in my opinion, I hope to get the same service out of this new one as the older TV.

  5. Sony Bravia tv set

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    AbdiM December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good tv set. The volume changes a lot from channel to channel.

  7. Sony continues to satisfy

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    Rounder December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    It’s a great TV. A smaller, new version of the TV we have in the living room. Our previous TV was the same physical size but had a 32″ screen. This 43″ takes up the same space.

  8. Love my new TV

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    Mado December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Loved the quality and brightness of the picture loved the Google TV integration.

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  9. Great picture

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    Satisfied December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I bought this Sony Google Bravia TV because I have one in another room and it has a marvellous picture – it was easy to hook up

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  10. PERFECTLY SATISFIED!

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    JeffreyS December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Completely satisfied! The tv was actually delivered ahead of schedule with no issues with excellent customer service; and at a very good price! The tv lives up to the great Sony reputation.

  11. Best Buy – Sony TV

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    Renrod December 27, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I have always trusted the Sony brand for TVs. This buy was a great addition to my home!