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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. ?

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    AlesC November 3, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    My family loved this tv great purchase for the price

  2. So happy!

    Verified purchase
    Amazon Customer November 3, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Set up was not too easy as I was alone. One of the delivery guys smelled really bad, so I told them I could do it so they would leave, seemed nice enough but the BO was stifling. After I had set it up and downloaded upgrades twice, I got the TV up and running. The picture is phenomenal the sound was a little tinny. So I went into the menu and compressed the sound which really helped, in fact it is amazing. My last TV was clearly on the fritz for a while. So happy with everything, only change I would make was that guys stink.

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  3. Easy to use

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    princely November 3, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent picture with no edge distrortion or viewing issues.

  4. EXCELLENT QUALITY

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    ErinM November 2, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent quality! The picture is fantastic, bright! Size is excellent.

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  5. Bravia 3

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    Friedel November 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Love Sony products. Great picture quality and sound. But will invest in a sound bar later

  7. Sony TVs are long lasting.

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    JudyM November 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Had a Sony for 18 years. Needed another for family room. It is our brand of tv to buy. Will last!!!
    Great size for our area and perfect clear picture.

  8. Google tv

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    Gloworm1 November 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good tv for the price we paid. Would definitely recommend it.

  9. Great product for the money

    Verified purchase
    john November 1, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Brilliant picture, vibrant color!

  10. GREAT TV

    Verified purchase
    Jan Q. November 1, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    We are very happy with this tv. When I need another tv, it will definitely be this brand.

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  11. Excellent TV

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    Bani November 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love the tv its really nice good sound and picture quality for any movies or games