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. Best priced TV ever…Sony Bravia 50 inch w/Google TV

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    Judi C. August 30, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Wow! What a steal of a deal. Comes with Google TV installed, with free tv! Love the picture and size. Cannot go wrong with Sony Bravia, and this price is the lowest I found anywhere by a lot, if not half, delivered straight to my door! My last Sony lasted ten years and wasn’t broken, just old and ten inches smaller!

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  2. Great picture. Weak sound. Sketchy support of apps.

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    P. Andrews August 30, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Great looking image.
    Disappointed that apps which work for my other Bravia in the same class don’t work on this one.

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  3. 85 inch tv

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    user446905 August 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great picture plays very well heavy tho wonderful price

  4. Upgrade

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    RogerS August 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Replaced an aging 2007 Toshiba 47” with a Sony! Very pleased with the results! The Bravia series is a great choice!

  5. Inferior TV

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    JohnF August 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    TV Is inferior. Shuts on and off unexpectedly. Very disappointing.

  6. Juliann

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    Purple August 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We love the tv. It works well and the color is great.

  7. Sony 50" Class BRAVIA Smart TV – Good Buy!

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    user181269 August 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great Smart TV from Best Buy. East to set up and use. Screen quality is better than I expected.

  8. Sony TV

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    JuanC August 30, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Very satisfied with the sound, picture and brightness, very clear picture

  9. Sony 43 inch 4K Ultra High HD BRAVIA 3 LED Smart TV with Google TV

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    james m. sannes August 29, 2025
    Review source: Amazon

    Defective. Doesn’t work. Returning it. Picture show screen when i’s turned on. Black screen with a few jagged lines and red light flashing below Sony log which internet search said that indicates a problem with the mother board. I’m returning it for a refund authorized my Amazon today.

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  10. Happy with the Television

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    user154906 August 29, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Television has a beautiful picture and for a flat screen also has great audio.