Front view of BRAVIA 8 II TV displaying a person's silhouette and a nighttime city skyline.

TVs

Environment & Accessibility

Love the planet, smart for all

BRAVIA is designed to harmonise with people’s needs while respecting natural resources. We're accelerating our accessibility initiatives, enabling people who are blind or deaf to use Sony’s devices, and expanding our environmental initiatives by incorporating recycled plastic into our products. Entertainment becomes more inclusive and enjoyable for all.

ENVIRONMENT
ACCESSIBILITY

Environment

Balancing environment and entertainment

Less environmental impact, more immersive pictures and sound. BRAVIA™ helps you optimise energy consumption with the Eco Dashboard 2 while reducing CO2 emissions by 11% and cutting packaging size by maximum 5% and total weight by maximum 14%.⁰¹

See our environment commitment

Illustration of BRAVIA's environmentally conscious features, highlighting reduced plastic use and energy optimisation.

Aiming to achieve a smaller footprint

Our Road to Zero initiative aims to reduce environmental impact at every stage of our business. By 2050, we’re striving for zero environmental footprint—driven by innovation and sustainability.

Graphic of Sony's 'Road to Zero' initiative

Check your eco settings. See your power usage.

Easily change eco settings, individually or in one go. Eco Dashboard 2 puts everything conveniently in one place and can even monitor your power consumption for optimum efficiency.⁰

Screenshot of the Eco Dashboard, which allows users to monitor and adjust eco settings for power consumption.

Easy to clean and use. Made with recycled plastic.

Controls everything. Our compact remote uses approximately 80% recycled plastic. Yet it’s easy to clean with a flush surface and polyurethane coating, and controls your connected devices.⁰¹²³⁴

Black, compact TV remote made from recycled plastic.

Less virgin plastic, more recycled

Considering the environment. This TV uses recycled materials for the rear cover, bezel, speaker box and inner/outer parts to reduce virgin plastic use.⁰¹

Visual representation of BRAVIA's use of recycled materials, reducing the reliance on virgin plastics.

Less packaging. Less CO2.

Our packaging is maximum 5% smaller and maximum 14% lighter which optimises transport efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions by as much as 11%.⁰¹

Illustration showing BRAVIA's optimised packaging.

Accessibility

Accessibility for all, whatever your needs

Technology that adapts to you. No matter your age, ability, or environment, we make it easier for everyone to see, hear, and enjoy the best of entertainment.

See our accessibility initiatives

A collage of diverse people symbolising BRAVIA's focus on environmental sustainability and accessibility for all.

Initiatives at Sony

Sony leverages creativity and technology to enhance the accessibility of our products, services, and experiences. Through our commitment to an inclusive future, we aim to create a world where everyone belongs.

An illustration representing diversity and inclusivity, showing a group of people of different abilities and backgrounds.

Talkback and text magnification functions

Talkback allows you to check the TV programme guides on screen or to change TV settings without looking at the screen, while the Text Magnification will display an enlarged version of the focused text at the bottom or top of the screen.⁰¹²

Screenshot of Talkback and text magnification features on a BRAVIA TV.

Hands-free operation, including video searches

Users of BRAVIA with Google Assistant built-in can simply say "OK Google" and say a task, for example, searching for a YouTube video, and it will be done. Voice commands can also be used to operate the BRAVIA itself, such as turning it on or off or changing the volume.⁰¹²³⁴

Wall-mounted television showing a variety of entertainment apps and selected shows with a person's head to the right.

Accessible for all

To help people who are blind or have low vision set up the soundbar, tactile dots indicate a QR code for the BRAVIA Connect app, which offers screen reader support. Tactile dots on the back panel indicate the eARC HDMI terminal for connecting to a TV.⁰

A collage of a close-up view of BRAVIA TV's eARC HDMI ports, featuring tactile dots for accessibility and a QR code to the BRAVIA Connect app.

Crystal clear voice. With AI technology.

No more muffled voices. Our Voice Zoom 3™ recognises human dialogue through AI machine learning and amplifies or reduces its volume so even small dialogue sounds loud and clear. Works with our home theatre products too.⁰

TV screen showing a newscaster speaking into a microphone, with visual sound indicators.

Single view, simultaneous sound

Our TV with simultaneous sound output lets you listen to a show on your headphones while your partner listens to the same show through the TV speakers. You can also change the volume using Bluetooth devices separately. Using Sony’s headphone, you can smoothly switch Bluetooth® connection from other devices.

A TV screen with blue sound waves showing the ability to listen via TV speakers and Bluetooth headphones simultaneously.

Colour inversion

Invert the brightness of colours so that bright areas become dark, and dark areas become bright. This feature can be turned on or off as needed. If the text is easier to read with a dark or bright background colour, you can use Colour Inversion to change the background colour.

Accessibility shortcut

Accessibility shortcut allows you to quickly and easily turn your accessibility features on or off by long-pressing the mute button on your remote control. You can assign an accessibility feature you use the most to this shortcut.

Menu timeout function

Menu timeout can be used to extend the display time of a notification.

Accessibility settings screen showing the "Menu timeout" option.

Subtitle

Closed captions provide on-screen transcriptions of spoken words and sound effects in your favourite shows and movies. Use the subtitle settings to capture every detail and make content accessible.

Volume preset. No more loud surprises.

The Power-on Volume feature ensures your TV always starts at a pre-set, comfortable level, even after it’s been turned up. Enjoy consistent audio every time you power on.