Wow, help me buy an exercise bike?

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I'd like it to be under $1,000, and not really anything under $400. Unlike most markets there are like 4,600 brands and every review site is giving different "top models" and a lot of the reviews seem piss-poor "It doesn't match my other gym equipment."

I don't know anything except I really think recumbent is going to be the best option for me. Some reviews mentioned that on a recumbent it's a little harder to really get your heart rate up because you're just sitting there. Other reviws said recumbents are better because you can't cheat by standing like on an upright. I don't even know what that means.

Goals: Burn fat. Comfortably.

I want to watch movies while doing it, and I think a recumbent would be better(and cheaper!) than an elliptical machine.

I checked Cragslist and it seemed pretty terrible and Ebay, eh, I think shipping will be ridiculous. Amazon offers free shopping on most of the items I glanced at.

Thanks in advance guys.