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. Everything is great, except WiFi connectivity

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    ZakR July 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The picture quality is excellent for the price. Very easy to set up. Google tv and apple tv built in saves a step to watch your favorite shows and movies. But i cannot get this tv to stay connected to my WiFi. Have spent endless hours online researching, tried all suggested steps and eventually, the disconnected notification shows up on the top right of the screen. This drives me crazy!! Im not sure if it needs to be replaced, or of theres a fix available. If anyone can help, please do!!

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  2. Ravindran

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    Rithika July 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent TV with good picture quality. Sony introduced new X1 processor, we extremely happy with the quality.

  3. Sony hits a home run

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    CourtlandW July 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV very happy with this television set. Would recomment this to everyone

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  4. Best Buy & Sony – what a combo!!

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    davidroeger July 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV – picture almost seems better than our 85” actually! We also don’t even need the sound bar we bought; the TV sound is incredible too! Sony is always a solid brand & Best Buy is the ultimate retailer!!

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  5. Sony

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    HelenM July 6, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The picture is good, but is is a bit difficult to open. I need help.

  6. Great TV

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    JeannetteB July 5, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is our 2nd Sony Bravia for our home, we love it soo much, picture, sound, and it’s faster!

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  7. Perfect picture by Sony

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    DeanaR July 5, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love the Sony TV and Best Buy offered me out at a discount price. I saved $100 I have a Best Buy credit card so they also gave me a $25 gift card which I appreciate. Thank you.

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  8. Sony television

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    PatriciaD July 5, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very pleased with the quality of the picture! The sound is excellent.

  9. Sony 43" TV

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    SonyTV July 5, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Easy to set up. Turned it on and it worked. Did have a small problem with he sound but got it worked out.

  10. sony bright

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    DavidM July 5, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    siny picture very clear, beautiful. motion has ghosting, will get a tv at 120 refresh. not sure if i like roku or google tv better

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