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As not only the 24" iMac and the new iPad Pro go on sale tomorrow, the embargo on the last new product in the line, the 4nd generation Apple TV 2K, has also been lifted. There is certainly enthusiasm for the controller, which nevertheless also supports older versions of the smart box, but the main problem is the price.

CNN Underscored mentions that the new Siri Remote is the best they've ever tested. It is simple, minimalistic and above all intuitive. But the price of the whole set is too high for the new features included to force existing owners to upgrade. Magazine iMore but the controller just doesn't praise. They don't quite understand the "back" button here, which replaced the "home" button on the previous generation of the controller. It behaves just as unpredictably as on the previous generation of the controller. It certainly won't take you back when playing content, but just give you a menu with options. But only in some services, it behaves differently in others and also differently in others. But it's more of a tvOS issue.

But he also mentions the A12Z chip, the use of which he rather justifies. It would make no sense to provide a more powerful solution that would make the already expensive box even more expensive when there is no content on it anyway that a more powerful processor would use to the full. Well, yes, but isn't the company itself limiting the potential of Apple TV with a "weak" chip? Pocket-lint it highlights 4K HDR, Dolby Vision and HDMI 2.1 for high frame rate support. However, they don't like the weak processor, no support for surround sound for headphones and, of course, the price, which is simply high compared to the competition. Regarding the color calibration of the TV, the review states that it is a nice, but actually unimportant function. ZDNet among the benefits, he actually lists everything that the new generation came up with, and as the only minus, all the more so, he mentions the cursed price. The 4nd generation Apple TV 2K is already available for pre-order, and from May 21 it will also be available in the retail network. This "new definition of television" will cost you CZK 4 for the 990GB version or CZK 32 for the 5GB version.

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