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. Delays in button presses but really great picture

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    hootenmba November 8, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sadly it is slow when you do any buttons on the remote. Entering a new menu freezes the TV and no button presses work until a few seconds have passed. Then once in the menu it does fine but will pause briefly during presses. Overall, the picture is fantastic but even after the 1.2 GB update it is still slow to respond.

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  2. Television

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    VictorW November 8, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Fantastic picture. Great color and charity. Exceptional quality value.

  3. Sony 55 inch flat screen.

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    Terry November 8, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I was a bit skeptical about the price, but, it’s a great TV so far.

  4. Sony rocks!

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    SamT November 8, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV, a reputable brand and quality as expected. Great picture!

  5. Great!

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    KorieM November 8, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Had an awesome experience with the workers at best buy , tv is great quality and presents a beautiful picture!

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  6. Sony tv

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    KatieJ November 8, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    It’s a nice tv with a nice picture. It’s user friendly

  7. Good enough

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    JayM November 8, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    While it doesn’t compete with the higher tier TVs, you’ll truly only see the difference among them when side by side. That said, the quality meets expectations when in a dark/dimly lit room. Not the sharpest pictures, but it will do just fine.

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  8. Mom couldn’t be Happier

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    DragonflyGal November 7, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Bought this TV as a gift for my mother. She absolutely loves it. The size of the TV gives her so much more to look at. The quality of the TV extremely clear picture, color just pops to life. Great purchase and especially for the price.

  9. Review

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    PhillipC November 7, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Was happy with the purchase great customer service and the tv has great quality happy customer

  10. Great addition.

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    EdwardT November 7, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Easy set up, fits our home well.
    We are a Sony family and this tv fits just right.

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