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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. Looking good!

    Verified purchase
    BJ December 20, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    This is a beautiful TV. The picture is clear and bright. Even looking from an angle, the picture is clear.

  2. If your looking for an upgrade do it!!

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    DavidR December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Got it curbside pick easy like Sunday morning. Set up was an easy 2 man job. Big anime and sports fan it looks ridiculously good. Super happy with my purchase ps5 is next I’m sure it’ll blow me out the water.

  3. Great

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    HectorsE December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    So far its great i pove it! Loud great picture no complaints.

  4. TV that fits the room!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Anand December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    It is a very pleasing TV to the eye. Good size, clear bright pictures. Crisp sound. Good upgrade.

  5. Very good price for a Sony tv

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Recommended December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    It’s a nice tv, you have get the best 4k streaming services to get the best out of it.

  7. Happy customer

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    DanaK December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv as long as you buy a separate sound bar for the sound!

  8. Sony Television

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Stove December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent television Sony brand is the best. I only like to purchase Sony

  9. Karla Nicklaus

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    KarlaN December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The techs were professional and friendly when they brought up the TV and programed the TV

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  10. Mr.

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    BrianS December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Love the TV. Great picture and quality. Would definitely recommend.

  11. Sony #6

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    Baxter25 December 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Perfect for our small bedroom. Great picture and sound. Would highly recommend. Exactly what you expect from SONY

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