Apple TV 4k - Apple's Streaming Box Gets A 4K Boost

From £179 from Apple, apple.com/uk features 4K Ultra HD & HDr, Dolby vision, Siri, A10X Fusion chip, 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMo, 32 or 64Gb storage

- Gareth Beavis

Have you been tempted to invest in a 4K HDR TV recently? If you have, the new Apple TV 4K will be an excellent complementary purchase. This latest model can handle all 4K content, with HDR10 and Dolby Vision supported – and (depending on the TV you’ve connected it to) the pictures look sublime, with everything from the interface to the flyover screensavers upgraded to pack in more pixels.

The new box comes in two storage options: 32GB (£179) and 64GB (£199). Apple has recently raised the size limit for apps permitted on the box to 4GB, so if you’re thinking of having this as a micro-console then you might want to scale up to be on the safe side.

In the US, coverage of live sports has been enhanced to deliver tailored content – you can now see live scores and be notified of exciting moments in games that the Apple TV thinks you might like. Hopefully, this will make it UK-side in the near future.

We found the Apple TV 4K a touch slow when transitioning between apps or calling up different shows, but the interface was snappy when we started to stream. This lag can be irritating, but it was a minor occurrence overall.