Sony BRAVIA 3 vs Sony BRAVIA W4000

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BRAVIA 3 compared with BRAVIA W4000

	SonyBRAVIA 3	SonyBRAVIA W4000
Overview
Released
Released	April 2025	2008
Display
Panel
Panel	LED LCD	LCD
Panel detail
Panel detail	Direct LED backlight with frame dimming	Fluorescent backlight. The 32-inch sheet lists standard CCFL and an 8-bit panel; Sony's 40, 46 and 52-inch sheets list WCG-CCFL and a 10-bit panel. No maker sheet read establishes native panel refresh.
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K) (better)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
HDR formats
HDR formats	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG	None
Colour range
Colour range	Triluminos Pro, Live Colour Technology	–
Picture processing
Picture processing	4K X-Reality PRO, Dynamic Contrast Enhancer, light sensor	BRAVIA ENGINE 2, Advanced Contrast Enhancer and 24p True Cinema. Sony's 40–52-inch UK sheets list Live Colour Creation, PhotoTV HD and x.v.Colour; the 32-inch sheet does not list those features.
Picture modes
Picture modes	Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Game, Professional, Graphics, Photo, Dolby Vision (Vivid, Bright, Dark, Game)	Vivid, Standard and Cinema; 40–52-inch sheets also list Photo mode.
Motion handling
Motion handling	Motionflow XR 200/240 Hz (native 50/60 Hz)	Native refresh is unpublished in the read maker sheets. TechRadar notes this series lacks 100Hz processing; 24p input support does not establish a native refresh figure.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85″	32, 40, 46, 52″
Largest size
Largest size	85″ (better)	52″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	3 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	None
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	Yes	–
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	HDMI 2.1 features: eARC, ALLM; up to 4K 60 Hz; ALLM and HDCP 2.3 on all four inputs	Three HDMI inputs accept 1080p and 24p. Also two RGB SCART inputs, component, composite and VGA PC input.
Game features
Game features	Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PS5; Dolby Vision Game mode; PS Remote Play	–
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Google TV	None (no smart platform)
Processor
Processor	4K HDR Processor X1	BRAVIA ENGINE 2
Speakers
Speakers	20 W	20 W
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
DTS:X
DTS:X	Yes	–
eARC
eARC	Yes	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	–
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	2 full-range bass reflex speakers (X-Balanced Speaker), 10 W + 10 W	Two 10 W speakers, 20 W total.
Audio features
Audio features	–	BBE ViVA, Virtual Dolby and automatic volume adjustment; optical digital, stereo analogue and headphone outputs.
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Voice search with a built-in microphone (with an off switch); works with Apple HomeKit	–
Casting
Casting	Chromecast built-in, Apple AirPlay	–
TV tuners
TV tuners	DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2; 1 terrestrial/cable and 1 satellite tuner; CI+	Analogue PAL/SECAM and digital terrestrial tuner; Sony's UK pages also list digital cable and MPEG-4 HD tuner support with compatible operators. UK W4000U and continental variants have different regional tuner details, according to HDTVTest.
USB
USB	2 × USB; USB hard disk recording	One USB 2.0 port for photo viewing and Picture Frame Mode.
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 × Ethernet	–
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	1 × optical digital audio out	Optical digital audio output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stand, 43″ 964 × 563 × 69 mm; 50″ 1119 × 649 × 70 mm; 55″ 1233 × 713 × 72 mm; 65″ 1452 × 836 × 72 mm; 75″ 1675 × 962 × 73 mm; 85″ 1901 × 1090 × 73 mm	Without stand (W × H × D), Sony UK: 32″ 794 × 540 × 99 mm; 40″ 986 × 646 × 110 mm; 46″ 1120 × 742 × 115 mm; 52″ 1262 × 829 × 119 mm. Configuration weights exclude stands.
Stand
Stand	43–65″ Slim Wedged Stand, 75″ and 85″ Slim Blade stand; two positions (standard and narrow) on 55″ and larger, one on 43″ and 50″	Supplied swivel table stand; 32″ VESA 200 × 200 mm and 40″ VESA 300 × 300 mm. Other sizes have mounting provision but exact spacing was not verified from their support sheets.
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	43″ and 50″ 200 × 200 mm; 55″, 65″ and 75″ 300 × 300 mm; 85″ 400 × 400 mm	–
Power use
Power use	43″ 46, 50″ 60, 55″ 77, 65″ 93, 75″ 106, 85″ 128 kWh/1000h in SDR; 0.5 W standby	Sony UK lists operating/standby respectively: 32″ 120/0.19 W, 40″ 176/0.19 W, 46″ 225/0.19 W and 52″ 223/0.19 W.
Energy class
Energy class	55″ F; other sizes E (SDR)	–
Colours
Colours	Black	Midnight Sky blue-black with silver lower trim.
In the box
In the box	Remote control, table-top stand, power cord, batteries	Supplied table stand, RM-ED011 remote and operating instructions. A May 2008 UK exact-model review confirms the TV was in reviewers’ hands; a maker first-sale month was not found, so release remains year precision.