Careful.  That $1,500 the OP quoted includes HBO, Starz, etc which you can&#x27;t get OTA.<p>The $10 set top box is also usually a DVR.  An equivalent OTA DVR was $300, the last time I looked.  And an OTA USB dongle mated with a computer to function as a DVR still requires a whole computer so there&#x27;s really no escaping that cost.