Why should I buy Apple TV?

I'm wondering what are the advantages of owning Apple TV?  I do not have dvr.  I like that I will be able to show items such a pictures from my devices on my tv, but what else can it do for me?

It essentially turns your normal TV into a smart TV (if your tv will support HDMI) Unlike a smart TV you get access to the itunes store which has a greater variety of content than an individual TV manufacturer.
You can surf the web, stream vids, music, and photos (from PC, MAC, iOS) to your tv from your home network or the cloud, use your iphone or ipad as a remote. Buy new content from itunes. (photos from flickr too) Watch netflix, youtube, podcasts, radio, subscribe to some TV / sports channels.
Some legal software and apps can expand on the out of the box functionality.
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