ILife 4 - to iLife 6 - Is it worth it?

Running iLife 4 on my iMac @ home and was wondering if it's worth upgrading to iLife 6?
Also, is there a place where I can see comparisons / improved features between the two releases?
Taking someone's word is one thing, but seeing what has changed and whether I use a feature that has seen considerable improvement, is another!!
TIA
jP

Hi james:
If iLife4 is giving you everything you need now and you are not having any issues with it, then why upgrade?
If you are looking for iMovie themes and a few more special effects, then I say go for it. Just a few things to consider:
iLife: System Requirements
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93634
iMovie HD 6 requires Quartz Extreme-compatible graphics cards
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303683
Mac OS X 10.4: Requirements for Quartz Extreme and Core Image graphics
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301347
:)Sue

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