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. Bravia bravo!

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    JudyG September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Love the new tv. The colors are brilliant and I am learning to navigate the new features

  2. Quality goes in before the name goes on

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    HdavidS September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV and awesome color and sharpness would highly recommend

  3. Great Sony Bravia 43”

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    Biker1 September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Love this Sony Bravia! After having a 40” Sony Bravia for 16 years it was a no brainer to stay with a reliable Sony.
    The sound is incredible, and has many functions my non smart tv had, so it is taking some time to get acquainted with them all. The online setup was quick and very hands on.
    The only drawback was this tv doesn’t have a place to plug in my dvd player. Had to buy an adapter to accommodate this.
    Other than that, can’t say enough about this tv.

  4. Solid value for money

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    WillP September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Solid value for money, picture and sound quality is very good (not a hifi user), setup was easy and everything just works.

  5. Sony to Samsung

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    GeneP September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I returned a Sony because of several issues, i was reluctant to get another Sony, but instead i swapped it out for a Samsung. Hooking up was easy and the picture quality is excellent and hookup was a breeze.

  6. Perfect Fit

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    RobertS September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    What an excellent TV for the guest bedroom; our guests love it!!

  7. Exactly what i needed!

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    GabeW September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I wanted a reliable tv that provided great quality and also good sound as well and this tv met all my expectations!

  8. Rick’s Sony

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    RICKD September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    All I expected from Sony, high quality, bright picture

  9. Upgraded from a 24 inch, 13 year old TV

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    AloS September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Amazing upgrade and despite getting open box, the TV is in pristine condition. Amazing deal. Picture quality is awesome, has settings specific to ps5 gaming, etc. Never felt more impressed by an upgrade and makes a huge quality of life difference.

    TV quality was such a difference that it became my cat’s favorite new toy as well. She certainly thought all the things on the TV were right in front of her.

  10. sony tv

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    DAVIDT September 19, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    beautiful picture. Great color and easy to use. Sony did a outstanding job on this tv