Seems I am responding to radio questions today. Here is food for thought.

What do you want to fly with this radio? What is your budget?

If you have a big budget you can buy the best radio around and it will never be a mistake however, planes can be flown with a modern 4 channel radio. Unless you need something more than that, and if you are on a tight budget, go for a basic 4 channel Hitec, Futaba, etc.

If you decide you are going to stay with the hobby, a 4 channel will serve you for a good long while and will always be available for models that don't need the computer radio. However, you will eventually want to go to a computer radio. So, if you can't afford the computer radio now, stay basic.

Are you flying electics? Sailplane/Glider? Glo fuel? How many channels do you need?

There are lots of RTF electics that come with their own three channel radios. The whole RTF pack with the radio/plane/etc is under $175, and some under $150.

There are RTF Sailplane packages for under $175 including the radio.

There are RTF glo packages that are under $275 including the radio.

So, what is your objective? What are you going to fly?

Do you love building, or would you rather get the plane already built and start flying right away?