LD-V2200 - Video Quality and Remote

I just found a LD-V2200 and it came with a bunch of discs. I've searched this sub and found a couple answers to my questions. I had a loud hum on one side of audio, but I believe it was related to discs with multiple audio tracks. I got the commentary and a buzz in 1 channel of audio. I put my star wars disc in and it played great!

My questions:

-What should i expect for video quality? It is graining and resembles VHS. Is that normal? I'm using the composite video. I could switch to Coax but not sure it would get better,

-Is the remote IR? I have a harmony hub and it added this player but the IR isn't being received. I pointed the original remote into a camera and don't see IR (that i can tell at least). I also tried to "learn" the IR signals with the Logitech hub and it didn't see anything. Maybe it isn't IR? The original remote does work well.

Thanks for any advice. Looking forward to playing with my new player!