Remember the old days when there were only 4 "real" television channels? Nowadays, the more TV you can get, the better. When you get satellite TV, a small dish o­n your roof will broadcast virtually every television channel o­n the planet to your TV for a surprisingly reasonable price. You probably think you're pretty well off with cable TV - MTV, ESPN, Cartoon Network, the Food Network. But don't get complacent - life could be even better. A little while ago, engineers realized that satellites orbiting around the planet could serve a function other than taking pictures of the moon: to provide the legions of couch potatoes hundreds of channels with crystal clear reception.