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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. Es perfecto

    Verified purchase
    Andy Gallardo October 26, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Simplemente es perfecto

  2. Will not buy at Best Buy ever again.

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    RB12 October 26, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    TV died after two months. Best Buy will do nothing for us to replace it.

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  3. Excellent TV

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    MonicaB October 25, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent tv, great picture and sound .

  4. Great TV

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    lovethis October 25, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love this TV! Great size. Bright perfect colors. Completely satisfied!

  5. Perfect TV

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    JamesH October 25, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Really great quality and picture I really love the Sony!!! Perfect size for watching sports. The colors are so vibrant. This was the perfect choice of TV

  7. Great!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    AnnaF October 25, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I like it! Very good quality. I was a bit scared but was a great purchase!

  8. Great Buy and Installation!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    OutdoorSecurity October 25, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We were pleased with a timely delivery and excellent tech-installation. Our TV provides wonderful reception along with easy operation.

  9. Best Buy Mansfield, MA

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    SharonH October 25, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    In store service was excellent. The person that delivered and set up our tv was absolutely a pleasure to deal with. Very patient with our questions. Explained everything. Made sure we understood it all. I would highly recommend Best Buy Mansfield. Their Geek service is great as well.

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  10. UPS trashed tv and have del other items ruined.

    Verified purchase
    D Boley October 25, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Bedroom tv got it mounted and it looked like picture above..

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  11. New 85

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    BrianM October 25, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great product, great install service The geek squad was fantastic and ver helpful