Macbook pro and appletv

Hello,
I am considering getting Apple TV so that my family and I can watch tv shows from websites on the internet and not through itunes. I'd like to not have all of us crowd around the little screen of my macbook so will apple tv be beneficial for doing this?? I should I consider hooking my laptop up to the tv a different way?

the appletv can only access tv from itunes, netflix if you live in usa and have an account, and some sports thingy
and of cause youtube
so you can't use appletv to get videos from the random websites
you can likely hook up your laptop to your tv and mirror the laptop screen on the tv
with wires and all it may not be as pretty but it generally works

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