Using 2 wireless routers at home

First of all I'd like to say i am not really good with networking and sorry if what I'm asking sounds stupid but i really have no idea what to do...
I have a WRT160nv2 on the second floor of my house... I get about 72% on the first floor and abour 53% on the basement... What I've been thinking about doing is buying a Buffalo wrt-hp-gn and and a decent omnidirectional antenna for  it and then use it as an extender/repeater, whatever it is you guys call it, on the first floor. Is this set up possible? If yes, which of the 2 routers should i use it as primary (the better one)? What should i do to make it work? and any tips?
thanks in advance.... 

First of all, many adapters work quite well with only a 53% signal strength.  Is the wireless connection solid?  Is the data transfer rate as good as on the second floor?  If your system works OK, and your only issue is signal strength, then you might not need to do anything at all.  On the other hand, if your basement network devices are not working to your satisfaction, then read on: 
Although mixing and matching devices from different manufacturers should work, in theory, occasionally users get burned doing this.  I think that most users are better off staying with one manufacturer if possible.
You already have a perfectly good WRT160N.  Why not simply get a second one and convert it to a WAP (wireless access point)?  The advantage of using two of the same routers is that there is nothing much new to learn, and, if they are both the same version, they will use the same firmware.
The two routers will need to be wired together.  This will allow each router to run at full speed.  This is in contrast to a wireless repeater (which is not wired to your router), which transfers data at half speed, because the radio must split its time between sending and receiving the wireless signal. 
To setup your two routers, see my post at this URL:
http://forums.linksysbycisco.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&message.id=108928

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