The new Apple TV 4K (2026) makes my favorite streaming box even better, but its steep price holds it back

I've been an Apple TV user since 2015, back when the tech giant first launched tvOS and the ill-fated Siri Remote. Since then, a lot has changed. The set-top box moved to 4K in 2017, then got the far better Siri Remote (2nd-gen) in 2021, ditching the awful touchpad version that was frustrating to use. More recently, there was the jump to a smaller design and the A15 Bionic chip in 2022.