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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. Review

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    LindaM October 10, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Picture was much better in store. Does not adjust well to brighten up picture.

  2. Sony the best

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    Runner October 9, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony is the best quality and al the features I need when I purchase a tv and great price

  3. Excellent Service and Great TV!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    MohammadsediqR October 9, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I recently bought a TV from Best Buy, and I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and helped me choose the perfect model for my needs. The price was great, and the delivery was fast and professional. The TV works perfectly and has amazing picture quality.
    Thank you, Best Buy, for the excellent service! Highly recommended!

  4. Exactly what I wanted

    Verified purchase
    Christopher Morton October 9, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Great purchase, really happy with this product.

  5. Absolutely not.

    Verified purchase
    TDubs82 October 6, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Set up TV – LED internally was cracked/damaged… I bought the warranty return policy and now I am not getting a replacement until or get the credit within 7 to 10 business days. This is horrible.

  7. TOTALLY UNSATISFIED

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    HenryR October 6, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Most likely, I will NEVER buy another Sony TV. TRUE

  8. Awesome tv . Very helpful team.

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    AshleyL October 5, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Awesome. Love it. The sales associate knew his stuff. Very happy with purchase . This is a big tv but the quality is there we wanted a 100 inch but couldn’t pass on the graphics quality on this sligy smaller tv

  9. Love it!

    Verified purchase
    Codye Love October 5, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Absolutely LOVE it! It came safely packed. Arrived in two days with no issues. Its super heavy to lift but it works well. We liked it so much we ordered two. Really good picture quality.

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  10. Still the best

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    supra93 October 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent TV picture, easy to operate and setup.
    Highly recommended

  11. good open box purchase

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    ErickC October 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I would have put five stars but it didn’t come with the power cord I didn’t know that I just knew that it didn’t have the stands. glad that when I picked it up it boxed it up for me for safe delivery and when I got home I was able to install it no problem I used an old cord picture is great, great TV