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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. turning on TV problem

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    Gerrardjmanlongat October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    we bought the TV and it was great until there was problem turning back on the TV. we have reset the power plug and still not working. called Best Buy (Geek Squad) about the problem and we had it replaced, and they installed it for us. It is now working so far

  2. Great inexpensive TV for a smaller room

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    CaliforniaTara October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great smart TV for a smallish room. The sound from the unit is very good without add on speakers, and it is very very easy to use comparted to my older smart TV.

  3. In Home Delivery

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    TamikoR October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent Service by the Geek Squad!!! A++++++++++
    Sony…You can’t go wrong.

  4. New Sony Bravia 3 -65 inch TV

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    Gammy October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Tv was an easy pick as it is high on lists I checked out. Jennifer assisted me when there was no one in the electronics department. She made sure it would fit in my car and sent out personal to help!

  5. Sony 65 in

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    JackieM October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This Bravia 7 is hard to describe. It rplaced a a 12 year old Samsung. I thought there would be a big difference but this was huge! My whole family thinks the Bravia 7 was a gerat buy. The picture is great and the up scaling from DVD is very good. The Bravia is setup with a JBL 1000 sound bar (earc), after resetting the sound bar to factory settings it connected with out a glitch and the sound quality is excellent.

  7. Sony's the best!

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    PaulN October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I replaced a 32 inch Sony with this 43 inch Bravia that I use on my balcony. The TV is beautiful, that’s why I spend a little extra for the brand.

  8. Sony is a winner!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    NatalieN October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture quality at an affordable price!
    We love it!

  9. Good TV for good price

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    Yaselin October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    TV was delivered timely, it is a good tv. I am happy with my purchase.

  10. BRAVIA 3

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    RichardL October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    If your just wanting to watch movies its good but other than that below par Sony is crazy thinking this thing is worth 600$ new

  11. Solid unit.

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    Brosephus October 3, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Does exactly what it’s supposed to. Solid unit for the price. Recommend.