I've got the 60GB version and fan noise (12' away) hasn't been an issue. But I have it sitting on 2" high blocks for better clearance/air flow and that may help.
There are several solutions for remotes now, but the field was a bit limited when I was looking 15 mos. ago. Plus, I wanted to use IR, add the commands to my MX-900 remote and have the solution include discrete On and Off.
I ended up with a product from
Schmartz. A bit pricey, but the discrete On & Off is important to me and they have great support and firmware updates you can download.
