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. Fantastic Picture Quality

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    richkier0000 October 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The greatest tv I have ever owned at a price you could never beat.

  2. Out with the old, in with the new

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    NicoleC October 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Recently upgraded our 14 year old Insignia flatscreen. No complaints with our old tv, it served its purpose. We love our new Sony Bravia. The image quality and color are great. We especially like the sleeker design, which gives us more space on our wall.

  3. Great TV for the price

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    SueE October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This a great TV for the price. Picture and sound is better than expected.

  4. The Best

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    ElenaS October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We really enjoy the TV, high quality, great sound.

  5. Excellent value , Excellent size

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    Eddie October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very nice TV for the price. Well packaged and very easy set up. Settings out of the box are fine. High quality from a great brand at a reasonable price

  6. Great product

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    Rita October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The Sony tv is great. Love it. The BB tech who delivered it, set it up for me, etc. was so outstanding! He was the most helpful, knowledgeable, and courteous technician ever. Thanks Best Buy!

  7. Bravia 3

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    CoryM October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture quality for the price. I really enjoy this tv

  8. Sony bravia

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    krydawg October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Picture is decent and the smart features are easy to use. Happy

  9. Broken right out of the box !!!

    Verified purchase
    Marcelo Calsan October 3, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Unfortunately, there’s no zero on the review!!
    I just received the TV today and it didn’t turn on right out of the box, just showing defective image on the left side (refer to attached picture). This is unacceptable for a SONY TV!!
    Return will happen tomorrow and I’ll not buy another SONY again!

  10. Great Purchase

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    PicturePerfect October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The staff was pleasant to work with, and the manager took care of my warranty issues.