TWC's Queens / Brooklyn HD expansion going live on April 30

Time Warner Cable has been toying with the heartstrings of Brooklyn / Queens, New York residents for months now with a succulent lineup of HD additions. Nevertheless, new verbiage from the carrier explains that said newcomers will actually hit the aforementioned boroughs on April 30th (as in, for real this time). Additionally, well-stocked Staten Island will be picking up a few more high-def options on the same day, so click on through to take a look at what to expect in just over a month. [Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family]

[Thanks, UnnDunn and Jason]

HD additions to Brooklyn / Queens, NY on April 30:

• A&E HD (746)
• ABC Family HD (738)
• Animal Planet HD (786)
• CNN HD (710)
• Discovery HD (766)
• Disney HD (749)
• ESPNews HD (792)
• Food Network HD (750)
• HGTV HD (764)
• History Channel HD (740)
• TLC HD (752)
• Lifetime Movies HD (762)
• M HD (720)
• NHL Network (795)
• NY1 HD (701)
• Science Channel HD (775)
• Speed Channel HD (793)
• TMC HD (778)
• Toon Disney (787)
• Versus / Golf HD (794)
• Weather Channel HD (772)

Additions to Staten Island, NY on April 30:

• Sports on Demand (1023)
• ABC Family HD (738)
• Disney HD (749)
• ESPNews HD (792)
• Speed Channel HD (793)
• Toon Disney (787)
• Weather Channel HD (772)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 2:03PM]

Sure would be nice if TWC showed Southeaetern Wisconsin some of that love, even if it's only half those channels. Let's say Disney HD, ABC Family HD and Toon HD to keep the kids happy, A&E HD to keep the wife happy and Giada DeLaurentis on Food HD to keep me happy......

[JiGSaW525 Posted Mar 24th 2008 2:06PM]

It's about time! We have been waiting for months for this. Give me NHL HD!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 2:46PM]

Isn't it great how they wait until the first round of the playoffs are done before giving us NHL HD nad VSHD? Couldn't they just flip the switch a few weeks early on them?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 3:00PM]

CABLEVISION!!! ARE YOU LISTENING?!?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 6:46PM]

Couldn't agree more with you. Cablevision is so vague in their response "We are always looking to add more...blah blah blah" I almost switched to DirecTV because of it, but the apt building I live in would only get like 10-13 of the HD channels that D offers...lame...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 3:01PM]

Damnit, when are they gonna add that beauty of a lineup to the Hudson Valley? By the time they do roll it out, FIOS would have been rolled out here in the town of Newburgh.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 3:58PM]

Stop showing that beautiful Time Warner guide! Every time I see it, I shed a tear because of how ugly my Time Warner guide is. :_(

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 4:14PM]

I know that guide looks beautiful. We're stuck with the I-guide over here on Comcast. Oh what I'd do to get Passport (that is what the TWC guide is, right?)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 5:38PM]

Yes that guide is amazing. Scientific Atlanta sucks.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 7:18PM]

Here in Los Angeles, we don't get the pretty guide OR the HD channels. :(

[UnnDunn Posted Mar 24th 2008 8:26PM]

Believe me when I say you DON'T want that guide. You really don't. It's the buggiest, most horrible POS ever loosed on consumers.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 25th 2008 2:22AM]

I've heard that but so is Scientific Atlanta

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 25th 2008 2:37PM]

That guide SUCKS! (built off Mystro I believe, no longer passport) It comes with the 8300HDC Scientific Atlanta box - Huge piece of crap... I constantly deal with the video "sticking" up in the right upper corner of the screen after i've exited the guide so that 3/4 of my screen is black. Also have problems with the box displaying 720p and 1080i channels in 480p. I have to arbitrarily change channels several times in order to make it switch out of 480-land.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 4:13PM]

Interesting that they're adding TWC-HD. I wonder if the new HD Intellistar has finished testing and is going into service.

Local on the 8's in HD!! W00t!!111one1

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 4:38PM]

Which Box is that?!? Why do I have 4 yr old SA 8300 and not new products...that guide looks AWESOME!!!! Why TW why...


Jay Portland Maine

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 4:59PM]

Staten Island has all the Channels coming to Brooklyn and Queens except for Toon Disney , Disney, Speed, Weather Channel , ESPN NEws , ABC Family which have all the same launch April 30, April 30 Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens will have the same HD lineup. I hope Manhattan gets it soon

Thanks

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 6:47PM]

I took that picture, its my 8300HD. Its the Mystro OS. Thank God TWC woke up and is giving us much needed HD.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2008 8:31PM]

Ugh, why must twc hate manhattan.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 25th 2008 9:35AM]

Mystro software sucks! Passport is better (but still bad).

No love for Manhattan.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 25th 2008 2:05PM]

Why is manhatten not getting hd channels?

SIMPLE!

it's not bandwith ect ... that's just an excuse

everyone agrees woodside and staten island have fios option ... so they attacked there first with hd additions to stay competitive ... now fios is coming to queens and brooklyn ... do the math!

and direct tv ... ahha ... goodluck getting that in manahtten!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 12:31AM]

Analog elimination is ongoing. The reason it's not done all at once for all of TWC-NYC is very simple... Analog boxes need to be traded in... They can't take care of everyone at once. (its as simple as being able to handle the demand with enough supply)

Now... why have they chosen this order - yes it may have 'something' to do with fios... )even though they aren't allowed to provide TV service yet)

Bottom line - they've already sent out notices to analog box customers in Manhattan North - they need to trade in their boxes by May 23rd.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2008 11:18AM]

It's about time! Granted it's a month away so I'll see it when I believe it but at least there's 20+ channels coming on board. I was hoping FX HD would be included as I'd like to be able to see the new season of the Riches in HD!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2008 3:56PM]

what about MTV HD?
and
what is M HD?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 3rd 2008 12:15AM]

M HD (Music HD) is a combination of MTV, VH1 and CMT programming in HD. The company that owns all three channels is probably just testing the HD waters before committing to separate HD channels.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 3:53PM]

Effective April 30th we will launch Sports on Demand on ch. 1023. In Manhattan we will launch Food Network HD on ch. 750, HGTV HD on ch. 764, Hallmark Movie Channel HD on ch. 784, Animal Planet HD on ch. 786, Travel Channel HD on ch. 788, and Versus/Golf HD on 794.