Do i need internet to set this up??

Hi folks. I could really do with some clarity here. I just got a new 2nd gen Apple TV I want to use to stream content from my laptop to my plasma home theatre - mainly the music in my iTunes I want to access. (Im not very interested in purchasing vidoe content etc.)
It seems I have hit a snag though. My macbook has limited web access thanks to a 'dongle' connection so confirming my Apple ID on it was easy, however I don't actually have broadband here at home so there doesn't seem to be a way to get my tv to confirm my Apple ID. Is this correct? Do I actually need internet access for my tv in order to confirm my Apple ID and get this working??

There is some confusion about this, but it does seem that you do need the internet to do the initial setup.
Depending on your network setup you should be able to get round this somehow. On your macBook you should be able to share the internet connection which should allow the Apple TV to access the iTunes store and confirm the Apple ID. It's under preferences/sharing.
I say "should" as I suppose it's possible that there are issues with sharing a dongle internet, or there could be something else I've missed.
If this doesn't work then you may be able to solve it by taking the MacBook and Apple TV to a network that has internet to do the setup.

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