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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. Beautiful Television

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    JacobG July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Awesome television connected to the internet quickly and easily setup to my preference

  2. Sony TV

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    JohnK July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    We are very happy with the performance of this television.

  3. Sony Brava

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    MannyR July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Sony Brava 55 inch Awesome TV and I’ve Bought all my TV Sony from Best by Great price I love Sony and Best by.

  4. Overpriced Buy the TLC instead.

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    Mark July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Overpriced average picture quality. I exchanged it for a TLC.

  5. Great TV

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    djddh2022 July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    This is my third TV in 5 years. Great color easy to use with great quality and price.

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  7. Worth it

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    Rj25 July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Great tv, exactly what I wanted for sale price. Picture is great and Xbox seems to run well on it

  8. Love Sony bravia Tvs

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    EricB July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    My wife and I really love this TV we enjoy the sound and picture quality

  9. Great picture

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    OduO July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    So far the this TV has been good. Nice picture and sound and obviously the Sony name for durability. Replaced my old Sony XBR that was 16 years old which was a workhorse.

  10. Natalie

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    NWood July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Excellent TV, easy to set up. Would definitely recommend.

  11. Bravia 3

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    Chris July 4, 2025
    Review source: Bestbuy

    Salesman was helpful after I explained I was not looking for an $1800 TV I ended up finding the Bravia 3 in the open box area