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. Love my Sony TV!

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    KarineG June 16, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great product! Bright colours, easy to operate, looks nice!

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  2. Amazing picture

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    Doglady June 16, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture very clear and sharp. Sound is amazing

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  3. A very good LED TV

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    808Mel June 16, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The setup was easy and quick. The picture quality is quite good for an LED (though not nearly as good as my other two Sony OLEDs). The apps are also easy to operate. It’s a nice TV for my home workroom.

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  4. Nice budget Bravia Model

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    JoeD June 15, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is a Good Budget Sony Bravia TV running the Google Operating System with good Black Levels and Picture quality

  5. Sony television

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    MarkW June 15, 2024
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    Overall picture is good. I prefer the Sony format over other manufacturers for ease of use.

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  6. Vivid Colors and High Contrast

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    MalithJ June 14, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Switching from a Samsung Q60A 50″ to the Sony BRAVIA 3 LED 4K UHD Smart Google TV has been a noticeable upgrade. The Sony model excels with its display capabilities, offering True Black and High Contrast, which greatly enhances the viewing experience. Every scene is vivid and detailed, making it a joy to watch any content.

    However, the TV is not without its flaws. The operating system can be a bit laggy, which might be a minor inconvenience when navigating through apps or settings. Despite this, the overall performance and quality of the display make it a worthwhile choice

    Overall, I highly recommend the Sony BRAVIA 3 LED 4K UHD Smart Google TV for its exceptional display quality, though it would be perfect if the OS fluidity is improved in future updates.

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  7. Great picture quality.

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    TechHead June 14, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture quality and easy set up. I was able to set up without any help.

  8. Tv songs

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    DavidC June 14, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good Tv in my opinion the best brand there is, best buy

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  9. New Television

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    RogerB June 14, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Good TV. A little pricey. Geek squad installation excellent.

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  10. Instructs are Not Always Right lol

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    Purchaser June 14, 2024
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Love the picture quality, but had some difficulty with the mounting instructions. Turns out the 4 female/male screws that come with the product are not needed for all wall mounts. After screwing them in as instructed then discovered it was a mistake we could only remove 3 of the 4 screws so now the tv is a crooked on the wall.

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