You are not seeing things. The remote emits IR light in a slightly upward fashion.
Why? Why could it not fire straight ?
Its already crazy sensitive to direction !
My IR repeater is mounted below a projector screen so its about 1-1/2' off the ground. With a coffee table in front of me, i cannot aim down unless i hold it above my head !
No other remote is like this that i have ever experienced. With 6 Tvs and innumerable remote control devices, i have more remotes in this house than i can count. None of them even remotely act like this outlaw remote !
Frustrating!
I wonder if the front can be removed and the diode bent down ?
Would that make it fire straight ?
Why am i even thinking this ?