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 50 in

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    MichaelR November 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great set at good price..Would highly recommend and set up easy

  2. All my TVs have been upgraded to Sony

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    PFan November 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I was limited by size but had to go for the sony because all of the other sony TVs I have at home have been great. I’ve upgraded all three of my TVs to a recent Sony model and with google tv built in they are super easy to use.
    Would have liked a backlit remote but it’s not a deal breaker.

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  3. Great tv

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    Abc1234 November 1, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv for the price. The graphic is stunning. Allows you to mirror shows from your tablet

  4. Great picture

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    angela longamore October 31, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Tv was very easy to set up and had it running in no time and clear picture

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  5. Tv!

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    JonathonG October 31, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Tv is great. Love the visuals and the menu home screen works well with the ps5 only thing i wished it had smart hd connections so i stop pressing the input buttons. Overall i sm satisfied.

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  6. Best Sony led

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    JamesH October 30, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Always great quality…Sony never disappoints with quality and sound

  7. TV GUIDE

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    DeweyO October 30, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I purchased a Sony 43in three years ago and had an excellent tv guide. (X85J) The best tv ever for that size. I purchased the Bravia 3 S30 43in today. What a great disappointment with Tv Guide. I watch TV with an outdoor antenna. This has turned me off after 40 plus years with Sony. They took care of streamers only with this tv.

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  8. great picture

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    CAC October 30, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    great picture

  9. Clear, crisp picture, good audio

    Verified purchase
    stevi n October 30, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    This isn’t my first Sony and I’m glad I stuck with it. Very good quality especially for the price. Easy to set up. Remote is a little different and still figuring out some of the settings.

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  10. Sony Bravia 3

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    AlexandraG October 30, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Image quality is top tier! Best purchase I’ve made in years ! Everyone enjoys it! My parents even bought one as well !