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For someone who's not super invested into retro gaming and just wants something that works with their old carts on their HD TVs, this will do fine. Main problems will be inaccurate sound and graphics (mainly color). There's a good chance the HD output is upscaled from a composite signal, so don't expect image quality to be very good either (it will look soft).
Some people prefer to use their actual carts. Some people don't like using emulation at all. Some people don't like setting up a RasPi. There are certainly use cases for this device, just not a whole lot. I see it as something for beginning retro collectors/enthusiasts to get their feet wet with at a low cost before moving on to more serious (and expensive) gear.
The fact of the matter though is that these cartridges are getting rarer and rarer and more expensive to come by.