I've cleaned and demagnetized the heads and tested every feature. If you purchase this item, there will be a DVD with a short section of Terminator 2 that I recorded for testing, inside of the player. This unit is in great condition, and I will include a stack of DVD+R disks for you to copy your VHS tapes to. This can be hooked up to your existing home system with a single HDMI cable (not included).