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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. Love Sony

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    Bryan July 20, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This 43” tv is super fun. The picture is great. No need for a sound bar- the speakers are plenty loud, and sound really good. The Surround feature is impeccable for movies and music. Hands Free Google Assistant (or RC) is a nice perk. Game mode has crosshair options. All your TV lineups in one place. Brightness and color science is excellent. i have been strictly watching this TV rather than my larger flagship Sony for a week now.

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  2. Great experience buying a great looking TV

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    HankORiffic July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Have not received the TV yet, but anxiously looking forward to it. Picture and sound were great in store and got to sample different picture modes with and without showroom enhancements. Looking forward to the UI and checking out the OS.

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  3. Great picture

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    CrankyMike July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Picture is great, easy to set up. Plenty of options

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  4. Great TV!

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    JohnS July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV! Setup was seamless. Picture is great, even in a bright room.

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  5. Great TV

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    RosanneM July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love my new tv’s. Never go wrong with a Sony Bravia!

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  7. LG OLED

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    ebehzi July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    My 1st Oled I’ve purchased. Bought it for my bedroom but now moved it downstairs to compare with the qled. Even though they have different picture qualities I’m want to see the difference. But so far so good.

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  8. Great TV let down by the remote

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    JohnT July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The television exceeds my expectations, the only downside to the it is the remote control. A minimal type that I’m don’t care for.

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  9. Peg

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    Seniorgal July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    nice television, wish the sound was a little better

  10. 50 inch tv

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    FrankS July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    every thing so far is good .wil see how things go from here.

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  11. Good price .nice tv!

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    AmyT July 19, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We were looking for a nice tv and we had seen this on and had to have it