Since my initial post I've bought two routers. I hope that #1 will do the trick but #2 will be a good 2nd choice b/c it seems like a lot of people use it, so trouble shooting should be easier.
1) a Trendnet 450Mbps TEW-691GR which I bought new for $30. I'm hoping that this will be my primary router if installation goes smoothly. Isn't dual-band but seems very fast in the 2.4GHz band (no congestion in my location) and my house is Cat5 wired for heavier LAN uses: http://www.trendnet.com/emulators/TEW-6 ... et/lan.htm
2) the well-known Netgear WNDR3700. Got a cheap used one off ebay.
Either/Both should work fine but the tricky part is that I'm also going to use an HDHomeRun Prime CableCard tuner with it, so I'll need to be careful about setting up the DHCP. The Prime will need a reserved IP. I'm trying to learn fast so that I can get this set up this week. Since Charter did away with their "cares about you" CSR team, people say that setting up the Prime with them is a big headache. I'm trying to prepare in advance as best I can.
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