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 85

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    Junior November 15, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The TV quaility and picture are great !!! I will definitely buy another one .

  2. The TV For Me

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    Mgibbons November 15, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Picture quality is excellent. Home Screen is easy to navigate, and we have yet to have any issues with finding and using our favorite streaming apps. It also works great for playing Nintendo Switch. Thus far, we are very pleased with our purchase!

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  3. Tv 75inc

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    MadelynC November 15, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV I LOVED ME AND MY FAMILY LOVES the best TV sound

  4. Great TV worth the price

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    AboodG November 14, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love the TV the resolution is great smooth n easy to use specially with Google Tv

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  5. A beautiful TV

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    shayne November 14, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    It’s a great TV no issues and the sound is fabulous. I have been happy with it and fits my stand perfectly. The remote is nice and more better then the Amazon TV remote. With the Amazon remote you have to hold down the home button and wait for the input selection to come up. With the Sony remote it’s just a simple click and there’s the input selection. The quality is nice with no problem compared to Samsung because with Samsung the screen quality is garbage because I had a Samsung back in 2020 and it had the green screen problem.

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  6. Best high-end 43in TV

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    Eman November 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    My previous TCL TV died, and I needed to find a replacement for my bedroom. I was looking for a TV that had all the current features, like Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. At this price point, other high-end brands like Samsung and LG don’t even offer both of these features, but Sony does. The TV also has excellent sound and picture quality. The four HDMI ports are a nice touch. Overall, this TV checks all the boxes. My wife loves it too! I definitely recommend the Sony – 43″ Class BRAVIA 3 TV.

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  7. Suits my needs perfectly.

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    SUSIE November 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Just the right size and a great picture and smart features. Fits my needs perfectly. Price was extremely competitive.

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  8. Nothing Google ever again

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    madeamistake November 13, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I wanted a Sony TV, that is all we have bought for years and they have always made us happy, till this one. Don’t buy a TV with Google, it is to invasive to your life. Can’t set the TV up with a Google account. Why does Google have to update all the time? So many things plasted to the screen when you turn it on you can find what you want. When you do fond it the next time it has moved. The great Sony TV is now something I wish I had never bought because of the Google, there should be a law on how Google invades everything like your cell phone and e-mail when you don’t give that info.

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  9. Sony 75”

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    Zachary November 12, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture at a good price. My first Sony tv and I’m very impressed

  10. Sony TV

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    Amazon Customer November 12, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    I’m quite pleased with the TV. My only regret is that I should of ordered the TV from Amazon three days later, because Amazon decreased the price by approximately fifty ($50.00) dollars. I called for consideration, but I was politely turned down.

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