More HD Promised Tomorrow for Charlotte, NC Area

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According to my local Time Warner website my are will be blessed with the following additions to the HD lineup:

Animal Planet HD - Channel 208

ABC Family HD - Channel 205

Disney Channel HD - Channel 206

ESPNEWS HD - Channel 278

TLC HD - Channel 209

Lifetime Movie Network HD - Channel 216

History HD - Channel 213

Normally I would be extremely excited, but now due to Switched Digital Video being implemented in my area I am cautiously optimistic.

This will be the second round of HD added to the lineup.  The last round in November included the following:

Sprout - Channel 167 (actually SD, but my son would love it)

Planet Green HD - Channel 207

CNN HD - Channel 259

MGM HD - Channel 290 (replacing MOJO)

Discovery HD - Channel 210

Bio HD - Channel 212

Speed HD - Channel 262

ESPNU HD - Channel 289

Out of the first round of HD additions the only channel I can get with my Cable Cards is MGM HD and that’s because it just replaced MOJO which I was already getting before SDV was implemented.  Only channels I want are in red, but of course at the end of the day I really want all of them.

I have already pre-ordered my tuning adapter and received my automated reply email.  Has anyone out there in the San Antonio market tried these with the current media center setup?  I am not sure if ATI needs to deliver a firmware upgrade or if the adapter will just work.  If you have one and it works with Media Center and the ATI Digital Cable Card tuners please post a comment.