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. Sony Tv

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    Ttaylor December 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Amazing tv for the price. But returned for a 85in.

  2. Great tv

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    VeronicaC December 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*+*+++++++++++

  3. Excellent installers

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    JimmieW December 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv, enjoy the football games now. My wife really loves it when she can get the remote.

  4. Sony is the best!

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    DebbieB2020 December 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I was so lucky that my old television went out when it did. I found this Sony on the Black Friday sale. I am very pleased with my purchase.

  5. Great picture! … but the setup gremlins visted

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    JohnT December 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Picture is crystal clear! One star removed for the setup of everything running into a couple of technical gremlins that we had to work through first.

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  6. Great TV

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    Excellent December 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Best TV ever are made by Sony !
    The picture its excellent , not like most of the tvs in the market the speakers are loud

  7. Great entry level tv

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    dphungofficial December 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Purchased for my mom’s new house and it’s great for what she needs.

  8. Sony tv

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    Anonymous December 5, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very Good TV. Good sound
    Very easy to use i love it

  9. Sound and picture

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    Kindle Customer December 5, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    This is my third Sony Bravia. The sound is great, the picture is clear. The setup was easy to do, you don’t need to have an IT degree to get everything done right. The TV is more expensive than other brands but you get what you pay for.

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  10. Easy set up

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    Timmy Mahoney December 5, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Great picture. Easy set up.