Hello,
Well, I ended up using the "components anywhere" plugin, and it seems to be working fine.
About the module usability, well, I'm not sure why you would assume a module position is small, this one happens to be 1140x700 on a single page scrolling site, I would not call that small by any measure. Single page scrolling sites have been popular for years, and I think you would be loosing many potential customers by not making the component more flexible with a module view, just a suggestion. Anyhow, it seems to be working.
-Thanks