Cyberblah
Try pointing a digital camera at end of a TV remote and watching the camera's viewscreen as you press buttons.

fluffy
Try being reincarnated as a goldfish, or maybe a honey bee if you'd rather see ultraviolet.

Comatose2
So look at a blinking red LED and you're pretty much there. It's not like your tv remote is an infrared laser or anything.

Or, buy a set of infrared goggles. Get some cheap ones with MW2, they would be good enough for this.