{"id":406562,"date":"2026-03-27T10:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/406562\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:32:14","slug":"sony-announces-bravia-3-ii-tvs-with-airplay-2-homekit-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/406562\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Announces Bravia 3 II TVs with AirPlay 2, HomeKit support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sony<\/strong> has confirmed US pricing and availability for its new<strong> Bravia 3 II<\/strong> television range, which includes support for both <strong>Apple AirPlay 2<\/strong> and <strong>Apple HomeKit<\/strong> alongside Google TV.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sony-bravia-3-II.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sony-bravia-3-II.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bravia 3 II series sits towards the more affordable end of Sony\u2019s TV line-up, offering d<strong>irect-lit 4K LED LCD panels<\/strong> with a <strong>120Hz refresh rate<\/strong>. The range spans seven sizes, from 43\u2033 through to 100\u2033, covering 43\u2033, 50\u2033, 55\u2033, 65\u2033, 75\u2033, 85\u2033, and 100\u2033 models.<\/p>\n<p>All models use Sony\u2019s <strong>4K HDR Processor X1<\/strong>, paired with <strong>XR Triluminos Pro<\/strong> for improved colour reproduction, and support a range of HDR formats including <strong>Dolby Vision<\/strong> and <strong>HLG<\/strong>. Motion handling is supported by <strong>Motionflow XR<\/strong>, with variable refresh rate and auto low latency mode included via <strong>HDMI 2.1<\/strong> for gaming use.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inputs-and-outputs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inputs-and-outputs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connectivity is consistent across the range, with <strong>four HDMI 2.1 ports<\/strong>,<strong> USB ports<\/strong> for media playback, <strong>Ethernet<\/strong>, <strong>dual band WiFi<\/strong>, and <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong>. Audio support includes <strong>Dolby Atmos<\/strong> and <strong>DTS:X<\/strong>, with Sony\u2019s<strong> X-Balanced speaker design<\/strong> used on selected sizes to improve clarity without increasing cabinet size.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Airplay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Airplay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As with recent Sony models, the Bravia 3 II integrates<strong> Google TV<\/strong> as the primary smart platform, now with <strong>Gemini<\/strong> integration. For us Apple Home users, <strong>AirPlay 2<\/strong> allows wireless streaming from iPhone, iPad, or Mac, while<strong> Apple Home support<\/strong> enables the TVs to be added to the Apple Home app for basic controls and to be included in scenes and automations.<\/p>\n<p>US pricing starts at US$599.99 for the 43\u201d model, with incremental increases through most sizes before a larger jump at the top end of the range. Pricing is as follows: 50\u2033 at US$699.99, 55\u2033 at US$799.99, 65\u2033 at US$899.99, 75-inch at US$999.99, 85-inch at US$1,599.99, and 100-inch at US$3,099.99.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-orders in the US are set to open on April 6, with shipping expected to begin in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sony has confirmed US pricing and availability for its new Bravia 3 II television range, which includes support&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[174188,18,174189,19,17,82,128],"class_list":{"0":"post-406562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-airplay-2","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-homekit","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-tv"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116300686895431767","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}