Apple TV2 and a Mini

I have both an Apple TV and a Mac Mini... and on HDTV that I use for a monitor.  What benefits are there to keeping both of them hooked up as opposed to just using the Mini?  Is there any way to use the two of them in conjunction with each other so that between them, they only use a single HDMI connection to the television?  Am I missing some obvious way that the two work together that makes it worth keeping them both?

They are complementary - AppleTV will do things the Mini can't do as simply whilst the Mini will do things AppleTV can't do at all.
They each need an HDMI socket (unless you do not intend to veiw the Mini's display and use it as a server).
What are you trying to use them for?

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