I've had a big dish (8 feet) since 1984. (The electronics have been updated) When my cable company rebuilt their complete system, I added it to my system. Since then, I have less and less programming coming from the big dish. Mostly wildfeeds. I have looked at what is offered from the little dish, but what good is 60 channels for a reasonable price, when I would never look at 35 of them?
What I would really like to see is HDTV from the small dish (ones I can not get from the cable company), on an A-la-Carte basis.
Does anyone think "What you want only, is what you can order" will ever take place?

KKM

Without you saying where you are, it is hard to give you an answer, BUT

Bell Expressvu would require you to use 20inch and you get 27 HD channels according to its website (on 82 and 91)

Starchoice says 11 on their website and you need about a 32inch I believe (107 and 111)

DirecTV says 16 + NFL Sunday Ticket and PPVs in HDTV and you need a 22inch for 101,110,119

Dish Network has 27 and you need a 22inch (110, 119, 129) AND two small 18inch for 61.5 and 148

my numbers may be a little off, but you can

alebowgm

Michigan. Interesting. I will check out their web sites.
KKM

The USA sat companies are trying to avoid giving a la carte channels anymore. They used to do this all the time. Now it would be very difficult for a new customer to get what they want without subscribing to at least the lowest standard package, $25-40/month IIRC. Some have reported success, but not many. Canada companies are a little different, from what I hear.