Bridge/Switch combo

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I'm after some advice before I shell out.

I currently have my BB coming into the house at the front bedroom/study. From here it is connected to a Netgear WGT624 wireless router. My main PC and my fileserver connect to this via cable, and my laptop/PDA/phone connect to the router via wireless. Downstairs in the front room, I currently have my amplifier/reciever hooked up to a DLink DWL-G810 Ethernet bridge, so that I can access both internet radio and my fileserver wirelessly.

I have just picked up a HD-DVD player, which again has the option of connecting to the internet both for firmware upgrades and to access specific web content. I have been swapping the DLink to each device as needed, but this is starting to get tiresome. Even more problems arise as I am considering picking up an XBOX which will also need a net connection.

What I am looking for is a wireless bridge/switch combo to put in the front room so I don't have to keep swapping cabling. I have looked at the Netgear WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server & 4-Port Switch which would seem to do the trick at a fairly cheap price. Does anyone have any experience of using this for what I have described rather than as a print server?

In the alternative, does anyone have any suggestions of something that will fit my needs? I don't mind changing my current router as I've been looking at something with 802.11n specification to serve more HD content to my home cinema setup.

Many thanks in advance.
 
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