I know this is not strictly wireless, but powerline adapters are
alternatives to wireless for home networking.

I am buying an older large house. I am pretty sure that my single WRT54G
will not cover this space reliably. Further, the house is not cat5 wired
and I really do not want to do that. Buying range extenders seemed like
a hit or miss affair and expensive from what I have read.

So I was thinking of using powerline adapters to network the house and
adding access points in selected large spaces, such as the family room,
upstairs or garage.

The question is whether this is a sound plan or not. I have had no
experience with powerline adapters. Googling around also seems to yield
limited strong recommendations. There appears to be a "some better than
others" flavor of postings and a "make sure the store has a good return
policy" flavor.

Surveying the crop of solutions at Fry's seems to yield these front
runners base on price, performance and extendability.

Panasonic HD-PLC
Netgear HDX101

Any comments on this would be very much appreciated.