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title: "Apple TV 4K reviews: best streamer around, but at a price"
description: "The Verge and 9to5Mac review the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, on sale 13 November at £299 or $299, praising the experience but not the price."
url: https://mactoreality.com/fourth-gen-apple-tv-4k-detailed-ahead-of-launch-with-a19-chip-siri-ai-and-find-my-remote
published: 2026-11-12T15:31:11Z
updated: 2026-11-12T15:31:11Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
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# Apple TV 4K reviews: best streamer around, but at a price

*The Verge and 9to5Mac review the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, on sale 13 November at £299 or $299, praising the experience but not the price.*

**Key points**

- The Verge and 9to5Mac call the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K the best streamer, but expensive.
- It goes on sale 13 November at £299 in the UK, €349 in Germany, France and Ireland and $299 in the US.
- The A19 box has three microphones for hands-free Siri, and the remote gains Find My.

The first reviews of the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K are in ahead of its on-sale date of Friday 13 November. [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1031633/apple-tv-4k-4th-gen-review) calls it the best streamer around but expensive, while [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/12/apple-tv-4k-review-the-best-streamer-comes-at-a-cost/) says the best streamer comes at a cost. Apple prices it at $299 in the US and £299 in the UK, with a single 128GB model and no cheaper configuration.

> **Apple TV 4K (4th generation) at a glance**
>
> - On sale: Friday 13 November 2026
> - Price: £299 UK, €349 Germany, France and Ireland, $299 US (Apple stores)
> - Chip: A19; storage: 128GB, one model
> - Siri: three far-field microphones for hands-free use
> - Remote: Siri Remote with Find My and Precision Finding, USB-C charging

## What the reviewers say

Both reviews focus on the price. The box is powered by the A19 chip and starts at 128GB, so there is no lower-priced entry model. The Verge and 9to5Mac praise the experience but weigh it against the cost for people who already own a recent Apple TV.

The three microphones on the box allow hands-free Siri. Siri AI, which can use personal context from a paired iPhone or iPad on the same network, is supported on the new hardware and, according to the reviews, will also reach second- and third-generation Apple TV 4K models with the tvOS 27.2 update.

## Remote and surround sound

The redesigned Siri Remote gains Find My and Precision Finding, so you can play a sound to locate it, and it charges over USB-C. The new Apple TV 4K also supports a four-HomePod surround setup with two front and two rear speakers and automatic calibration, and works with Dolby Vision and HDR10+.

## Price and availability outside the US

Apple lists the new Apple TV 4K at £299 in the UK and €349 in Germany, France and Ireland, all with availability from 13 November. Siri AI on Apple TV launches in English only in selected countries, and Apple says it is not initially available in the EU on iPhone or iPad, which affects personal-context requests. Our [UK price, release date and Siri AI guide](https://mactoreality.com/apple-tv-4k-price-release-date-siri-ai) has the full country list.

We covered the [initial announcement](https://mactoreality.com/apple-announces-new-apple-tv-4k-with-siri-ai-and-a19-chip) and have separately reported on the [new Siri Remote](https://mactoreality.com/siri-remote-with-precision-finding-costs-59-for-existing-apple-tv-models), [four-HomePod surround sound](https://mactoreality.com/code-findings-suggest-four-homepod-surround-and-whole-room-audio-on-new-apple-tv) and the [arrival of Siri AI on tvOS](https://mactoreality.com/siri-ai-comes-to-apple-tv-with-tvos-27-2-beta-and-new-hardware).

## Sources

- [Apple: Buy Apple TV 4K](https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-tv/apple-tv-4k)
- [The Verge: The pricey new Apple TV 4K is still the best streamer around](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1031633/apple-tv-4k-4th-gen-review)
- [9to5Mac: Apple TV 4K review: The best streamer comes at a cost](https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/12/apple-tv-4k-review-the-best-streamer-comes-at-a-cost/)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*