DVDs and Audio CDs refused in OS 10.5 - fine under Boot Camp Vista...

Hello.
I have a MacBook Pro 2.2 SR (bought November 07) and now find myself having trouble with the optical drive recognising certain audio cds and dvds.
I thought I'd try seeing if the same thing occurred under Vista (Boot Camp) on the same machine and they mount fine. Which leads me to believe OS 10.5.4 is to blame.
I have repaired permissions and I still have the same problem so could anyone suggest a remedy?
Many thanks in advance.

It seems to be random now. It'll play fairly new DVDs but I put in the original DVD release of The Matrix and it won't mount.
I really don't want to be sending my only computer away over a crappy optical disc drive. It seems that this is quite common with MacBook Pros by reading some forums.
I think it is the drive after all though.
Anyone else suffering with the same problem?
Cheers.

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