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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. Wonderful Experience

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    LynnethiaR December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    It was an excellent experience. Everyone was very helpful from the purchase to the geek squad staff who installed/mounted my TV. All my questions were answered, I’m very happy and enjoying my purchase.

  2. Too complicated…too many steps to find ????

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    TeddiS December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Too many steps, too complicated. I had to pay for a tech to set it up after two weeks of trying myself.

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  3. Not Really A Happy Camper

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    BrycegS December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great Picture But it’s not syncing with my Sony Bravia Sound bar. The technician came out last week and said he synced it but sadly not the case. So they will be back out on the 17th to hopefully get it right. maybe Best Buy will get it right this time

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  4. My favorite brand

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    Upgrade December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Absolutely love my television. Sony is an expensive brand however I got it a good deal. Brand new. I bought a smaller size some months ago and now my set is complete.

  5. Just right

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    RevKev2008 December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Just the right size for a medium sized living room. Sound is much better with a soundbar or surround-sound speakers

  7. Good Service

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    MicrosoftCamera December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very good service by best buy saleperson. thank you

  8. Sony tv

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    DerekH December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony TVs are always the best TVs with the clearest picture

  9. Nice Sony tv

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    MartyB December 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony tv has a very good picture. The transfer rate is fast. Very vibrant and vivid colors.

  10. Not recommended

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    Anand December 11, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Not great. TV refresh rate is too slow. Picture clarity is not great.

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  11. My Sony TV

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    JuneLL December 11, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The TV has excellent reception and functions well. We needed two visits for setting it up, but it’s perfect now.

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