@Brian - I currently have 2 sets of Leica Geovid 10x42 HD-B 3000 and love them. They were an upgrade from a set of Leica Geovid 10x42 R (Gen 1) that stayed in South Africa with my PH as part of his tip. The gen 1 is still available at a reasonable price...around $1500 and they are very durable. Excellent choice for a budget buy.
The difference in optical quality between with top of the line Swaro, Leica and Zeiss is very little. I spent a sunset at Euro Optics looking through them...along with several scopes. In the end it came down to the Leica and Swaro for RF binos. I didn't like the bump on the bottom of the Swaro and my eye seemed to like the colors better in the Leica. Personal preference really, and when you are spending this kind of money, you should get EXACTLY what you want.
It would be hard to go wrong with the current offerings from any of the big 3. If you are looking to keep the price down, look for older models that don't have the bluetooth capability and stuff like that. IMO - you would only need it when taking game at distances beyond 300 yards.
Best of luck and let us know how it goes.