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 Bravia 3

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    RafatR December 2, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good addition to my basement, over all good as expected!

  2. Great TV and Price!

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    Jenna December 2, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is my first Sony TV and I must say it’s an excellent TV for the price. We upgraded from a 10 year old Vizio TV and wow what a difference in the picture quality. Def recommend.

  3. Fast and Good looking picture

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    WilliamM December 2, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great value and feature set for 65″ class TV’s. Older Sony remotes work with the newer TV’s so if you already have a sony it makes life simpler. Bright picture and quick menu changes with built in android os.

  4. Great Features and Good Value

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    WilliamM December 2, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great value and feature set for 65″ class TV’s. Older Sony remotes work with the newer TV’s so if you already have a sony it makes life simpler. Bright picture and fast build in android os.

  5. GREAT TV

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    DianaH December 2, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Fantastic picture, very light weight, so glad I purchased this

  6. Sony – 50” Class BRAVIA

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    ClaudiaM December 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This was my first time purchasing a Sony TV, and I have to say—it’s been an incredible experience so far! The picture quality is stunning. The 4K resolution combined with the BRAVIA technology really makes everything pop, whether I’m streaming movies, watching live sports, or even gaming. The colors are vibrant and lifelike, and the contrast is excellent.

    The Google TV integration is a huge plus. It’s super easy to navigate and find my favorite streaming apps, and the voice control with Google Assistant works flawlessly. Setting it up was straightforward, and I was able to get it running quickly.

    As someone who hadn’t tried Sony before, this TV really exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a sleek, high-performance smart TV!

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  7. Great buy

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    Lian December 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    A nice solid budget TV from Sony. You definitely could get a bigger TV for cheaper from other brands but the build quality and interface UI is very smooth.

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  8. Poor Quality tv

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    Montoya December 1, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    I bought this Sony TV to replace my 8 year-old cheap TV. What a disappointment. First, in the setup I was forced to agree to a contract with the large search engine company. I could not do the setup until I agreed. Second, I was forced to sign up with some marketing company I had never heard of. Here’s the biggest disappointment: Picture quality is no better than my old cheap TV that it replaced. The drop down menus are clumsy and irritating. Sony, how could you do this?

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  9. Nice TV

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    Myles December 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great deal for a Sony TV. I would recommend it to everyone.

  10. Sony TV.

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    Vincent December 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The Sony TV has a very good quality picture. The picture is clear. The colors are very true overall. A nice quality picture on this TV.