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

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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 is the best

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    AliceW November 23, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I have always been a fan of Sony; and this set reminds me why. Beautiful picture, good sound & reliability.

  2. Up Grade

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    JeffreydS November 23, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV for the price. Very easy to set up. Was in upgrade from our 65 inch that didn’t have the streaming technology. Love it.

  3. Open box LOL

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    RichardF November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Do not buy any of the open box TV’s especially when it says excellent condition. It’s a lie. Ours had a huge crack along the side where the outer frame seam is located. You can see pixels shining through the crack. Garbage and misleading. I would consider this condition “FAIR” at best.

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  4. Easy, Peasy

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    MaryM November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    From purchase to set up Best Buy made this an easy and seamless process. Installer ever very respectful of our property and time.

    I would highly recommend having Best Buy setup TV purchaes

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  5. Tv

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    JoannH November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The picture quality on this Sony is amazing! I just love this brand because they are built to last. I still have the older model at 10 years and it still works.

  6. Sony tv

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    MatthewT November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent picture! Easy to navigate. Nice television

  7. TV with a lot of great features

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    RyanS November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The ease of use is amazing for this tv. A lot of other tv’s that I’ve had in the past weren’t really easy to navigate and lagged a lot on the smart tv feature. Luckily, this tv doesn’t have any of those problems. The only downside to the tv is setting up soundbars to work correctly.

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  8. Bravia 3

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    RichardD November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture, vivid colors. Love it!
    Also bought the Sony Audio system, works flawlessly!

  9. GREAT SONY TV

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    TheresaA November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I LOVE THE NEW SONY TV.IT HAS A BRIGHT CLEAR PICTURE
    WITH GREAT SOUND. MY HUSBAND LOVES IT TO.
    BETTER THAN SAMSUNG.

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  10. Sony Bravia 55 inch

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    RitaM November 22, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I ordered the TV online after reviewing several TVs that were listed on the website. The delivery was free and on time. The delivery personnel were polite and professional. I am not a tech professional, but the setup was very easy. The picture is so clear and the colors are vivid!! I would definitely recommend this TV.

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