I have a ATV1, is it worth getting an ATV2?

I have a ATV1 and am very happy with it. Is it worth getting a ATV2? Is there any content that I currently have access to that I won't with the ATV2? Is there content avaliable for the ATV2 that I can't get currently on the ATV1?
If I buy shows/movies directly from iTunes on my Mac, will I be able to watch them on the ATV2 like I go on the ATV1?
The one complelling reason to get the ATV2 is Netflix.
Roger

AppleTV 1 cannot:
1 - be a video Airplay target for iOS devices
2 - do Netflix or TV Show Rentals
3 - access various US sports subscription sites (MLB and something else of no interest to me).
4 - handle 720p h264 at 30fps (so if you had an HD NTSC rate camcorder you generally made 960x540 movies for AppleTV 1)
AppleTV 2 cannot:
1 - Allow browsing/purchasing of any music/music videos, and only allows rental not purchase of movies/shows
2 - send output to an Airport speaker though it can act as one
3 - show iTunes Extra and itunes LP content
4 - store anything loaclly
5 - work well with slower internet connections (say under 6-8 Mbps) as rentals are flushed from memory if you do anything else with it necessiating a redownload
6 - output component video
7 - output analogue audio
8 - Sort items as well as AppleTV 1 - Every Season of a TV show is listed separately - silly if there are a dozen or more seasons of something. Also there's a big whereby any genres with an apostrophe in the name don't sort and list all content.
9 - Video playlist performance has been a bit mixed
AppleTV 2 is:
1 - Smaller
2 - Faster and more responsive when doing FF/RW chapter skips etc of locally streamed content
3 - Cheaper
4 - More energy efficient
5 - Still being updated
I think if you stream most content to AppleTV1 (rather than syncing) you'll find performance improvements over AppleTV1. Yes you can still stream any itunes purchases to it barring LP/Extras content currently.
If you use the syncing feature frequently or for travel you may miss that.
AC

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