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. Sony bravia 3

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    JohnG October 24, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This T.V. was a great purchase for the price. The best buy associate was very helpful and informative about this product, whicjade this purchase easy.

  2. Item delivered broken

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    Ryan Smith October 24, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    I can’t rate the tv due to never getting to use it. But the tv arrived broken. I hate i couldn’t test it.

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  3. Wait a few months

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    Frustrated October 24, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I bought 3 of these, and all 3 have the same problem, it will just sit there when you try to open an app. Geek squad came out, and well, if the software is up to date, all you can do is restart it, which he said I should only have to do every 3 months or so. I have to do it every morning! It just gets annoying after a while. Everything else about the TV is great, just the inner workings need help.

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  4. Great TV

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    AdrianS October 23, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I have always bought Sony TVs for their quality. This TV is no different, excellent picture quality and easy to set up.

  5. WIFI feature is very BAD !!!!!

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    David Sowell October 22, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    The setup was not very user friendly. I am having issues with it staying connected to my wifi. I am running a gig service so it is not because it is a weak signal. I use the apps mainly so all my shows are constantly being interrupted by loss of wifi service. I feel as if I have wasted my money on what should have been an awesome TV.

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  6. So far so good. 2 week review

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    ALXBXSURE October 21, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Nice TV for the price. Only thing I do not like, is that when there is no picture on the screen, white light seems to bleed from the edges. Not sure if this is normal for a backlit TV. This not noticeable while viewing a movie or TV show though. The TV did shut off once by itself and I had to disconnect the power to get it back on.

  7. Good quality picture, not so good sound

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    ShekarH October 21, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Superb quality TV display, brightness and color contrast. However I feel a bit let down by the built-speakers. You essentially need a sound bar to get the best from this TV.

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  8. 5 Star 85" TV

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    ER11 October 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very good bang for your buck. High quality picture, sound quality is amazing, use of ease of remote, and even set up was super simple. Considering the quality of the 85″ Bravia 3, this was well worth the price.

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  9. Great tv

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    jeanne October 20, 2024
    Review source: Amazon

    Easy to set up, easy to use, great picture. We are very pleased with our purchase.

  10. Tv

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    ChristineW October 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    It was easy to set up. The volume is good picture quality is good