Remote control for a multimedia computer

[Joshua Isom]

I've been using the computer in my bedroom for watching movies more 
often lately, and getting out of bed to pause, rewind, and handle 
volume has gotten more and more annoying.  I don't need anything very 
fancy, but I don't want to do something like use a wireless game 
controller.  I'm not sure about using a wireless keyboard due to size 
and connectivity, since I imagine the keyboard would also have to be 
the primary keyboard which would make connectivity annoying with a 
console.  I'd prefer something other than an IR solution due to line of 
sight issues.  Considering how many people are using their computer for 
home entertainment, I'm surprised at the lack of options.  Does anyone 
on the list know of a good remote that works well with FreeBSD?  Or 
would it be more of an issue of a remote receiver?  In any case, what 
would be the best option?  I'm not interested in spending too much 
money(anything capable of running NetBSD is probably out of the 
question).