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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. Great TV

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

    Awesome picture and quality you would expect from Sony.

  2. Super cool TV

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    Weis September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Natural colors, great images, and simplistic design, all good stuff for entertaining.

  3. Excellent tv

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    JoseM September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Outstanding picture and sound !! I love the fact that you can connect anything and control it through the tv.

  4. Sony 55' TV

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    Whiskerswoman1964 September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I love the picture on this TV. It is crystal clear. I’m still getting use to the smart settings with Google. I figure out more things to do each day.

  5. Sony TV

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    RoxanneJ September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Awesome picture! TV is a little heavy but so far we absolutely love it

  7. Great Job Chesapeake Best Buy

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    DuShawnM September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    I really want to say thank you to the whole TV entertainment team at the Chesapeake Best Buy store. They informed me that my original TV that i ordered was on back order and tbey were willing to work with me with substituting for either a step up in television or a step down in a television. With both they were willing to work with me for both. I wound up going with a step down in TV so it balanced out with a soundbar and a sub.

  8. Happy client

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

    It’s very easy to use, great quality and perfect size.

  9. We Love our New Sony Bravia TV

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    JinaB September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We love our Sony Bravia TV! It fits just right above our fireplace! The pictures are amazing; the sound is like you are at a movie theater. It is a perfect addition to our entertainment at home!

  10. Great value

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    KamiG September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    using this TV as a smartTV & cable. Excellent for price. Worked with the sound bar & sound system we already have.

  11. Great TV

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    KenC September 12, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great TV beautiful picture for the price you can’t beat it Sony