Burning a DVD is no longer possible...HELP!

I have an eMac 800 mhz G4 with 1gb RAM running OS X 10.4.6 and for some reason I can no longer burn a DVD. I am still able to burn CDs with no problem and DVD-R or DVD-ROMs mount with no problem. Whenever I start to burn the DVD it starts the process and then 20-30 seconds later it abruptly closes the session and reports 'Drive failed to respond properly' and ejects the disk. I have tried burning in Finder, Toast 7, LiquidCD, etc. all with the same result. Does anyone have any idea whats up and is there any way to fix this problem?

hold
apple-option-o-f during startup until you get the
welcome to open firmware screen. type in following
commands (without quotation marks) "reset-nvram" (hit
return) and "reset-all" (hit return). i would also
try a pmu reset
http://www.repairyourmac.com/eMacatigraphics.pdf.
this link is for ati graphics. make sure if you
perform pmu reset you don't press button more than
once, and you ground yourself before touching
anything on logic board. always unplug peripherals
and the power cord from the power supply at back of
machine. if this info is not for your model, is
probably available in your user guide. [ : ) ]
huh? isn't there some sort of utility software help w/ doing this either on OSX or 3rd party like Cocktail or Techtool? good god - this sounds like something one would need to do on a PC! I'm having the same problem with my burner - it no longer burns and I get:
The drive reported a error:
Sense key = MEDUIM ERROR
Sense Code = 0x73,0x03

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