TWC adds Discovery suite to Piedmont Triad region of NC

In a move sure to make those in the neighboring Triangle exceedingly envious, Time Warner Cable has seen fit to add in the Discovery suite to its HD lineup just down I-40 in Greensboro / High Point / Winston-Salem. As of today, subscribers in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina can turn their attention to TLC HD (546), Animal Planet HD (547), Science Channel HD (548) and Discovery Channel HD (549). Here in Raleigh, we're still doing without, but hopefully TWC will string the newcomers down sooner rather than later. [Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family]

[Thanks, Prime and Mike]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 9:13AM]

I was surfing through the HD channels last night, and imagine my surprise when these showed up. Never heard a word about it beforehand, they were just there all of a sudden. Very cool, and long overdue. I hope the Raleigh area folks get it soon too.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 1:16PM]

Thats cause they dont announce stuff much....I seen them yesterday morning around 7-ish

I dunno about you but I wish they would upgrade the cable boxes here and the software on them. this old menu is crappy looking compared to the one in the Triangle area(Raleigh/Durham) which is blue and gray and seems to be easier on the eyes

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 9:27AM]

"Here in Raleigh, we're still doing without.."

is everyone at engadgethd in raleigh or just the author of this article? small world... :)

i too would like to get the discovery suite too, any day now...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 10:15AM]

The whole staff isn't in Raleigh, but this guy is.

An NC native and NCSU alum. It's heartbreaking watching our basketball program implode, but I love the area. Small world, indeed!

And yes, HD Theater has long lost its luster -- can't remember the last time I turned it there to find something fresh.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 10:50AM]

Haha, yeah, State really did suck this year. They need to get their act together. Carolina on the other hand is ridiculous. Oh well, I'm an Oklahoma fan so I could care less about basketball. Football is the real sport. ;) Oh, and hockey. FSN South needs to pick up more games in HD!!!!

Maybe we'll have to do a Raleigh meet sometime if there are a bunch of people around here.

[daaper Posted Mar 27th 2008 11:47AM]

When are they going to produce The Military Channel in HD? That's the one I watch the most and I'd love to see that in HD.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 1:12PM]

I sent this in too.......yay....lol

Glad about this though.....

Now I just need USA HD, Cartoon Network HD, and Comedy Central HD.....

At least in Raleigh y'all have WRAL News in HD.......First in the nation.....I'll be glad when one of these station here go HD for local news....The Fox Affiliate here is OWNED by fox, so they have the money to do so....

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2008 3:24PM]

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[jwilliek Posted Mar 27th 2008 6:21PM]

This is interesting because I thought the big TWC markets in NC (Charlotte & The Triad) got extra channels before we here in SC, but I noticed these pop up here in Columbia sometime last month. Time Warner is sneaky though. They never announce new channels, and they tacked them on behind HD Showcase on Demand where you normally wouldn't think to look. :P