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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. Sony TV 75 Bravia 3.

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    DaraY September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV as I would expect from Sony. Great sale person at Best Buy, friendly and helpful.

  2. Sony TV

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    CharleneB September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The TV works great and looks good on the wall. Perfect for our room. It is easy to use.

  3. Great picture

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    MargaretH September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very happy with my new Sony this is the 5th one In 18 years and never had a problem with any of them.

  4. 43” Sony Bravia TV

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    DW55 September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very pleased with our Sony Bravia TV. Great picture, easy setup, very good sound from built in speakers.

  5. Love a Sony

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    BarryL September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I got this TV for my in-laws and they are enjoying it.

  7. Great bargain!

    Verified purchase Incentivized
    djredsox4 September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We really like this TV. We were shocked that Best Buy had the lowest price on this particular TV out of all the other stores we visited.

  8. Just what I expected

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    DennisN September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This replaced an earlier Bravia that I own for several years. This one is just as good and I’m really satisfied with it.

  9. Can’t beat Bravia on sale

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    ThePokeDon78 September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv the stand was not in the box so they took off a few bucks and gave me a deal on the “universal stand” which was so impossible to set up I returned the whole thing for a new in box tv w stand etc included.

  10. Fine little TV

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    WandaB September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    The television has good sound, a remote that is easy to use and works well for my sister in her studio apartment. She enjoyed the easy setup and still enjoys the clarity and color brightness,

  11. Open box

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    TayonB September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love the out box option didn’t have the remote but I can use my phone as a remote control I honestly love that