Careful. That $1,500 the OP quoted includes HBO, Starz, etc which you can't get OTA. The $10 set top box is also usually a DVR. An equivalent OTA DVR was $30

Careful. That $1,500 the OP quoted includes HBO, Starz, etc which you can't get OTA. 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's really no escaping that cost.