I agree with all thats been said... Ill add,

Check ebay and archery talk for used bows... There are MANY high end bows for sale on the web that are discounted supremely! I buy and trade quite a few bows, and about 500$ is the norm for a one year old top end bow... I'm selling an 09 PSE xforce6 right now and am asking 500. The retail for that bow was over 900 just one year ago...

Im not suggesting to go buy a bow without shooting one or a similar one first, but there are a ton of sweet deals out there that can be had if you look a bit. All of this of course if you dont mind going used...

For new bows in the beginner area, id recommend just about any of them... There arent any bad manufacturers in general(although i havent had great luck with one in particular) so just pick what YOU like.