16x DVD media only burns at 2X

I'm having a problem with my eMac and 16x Memorex media. It burns the 8x Memorex at 4x and now it's burning the 16x media at 2x. Is there some sort of firmware update or software update that can allow it to burn this media at 8x? The superdrive in my eMac is supposed to support 8x burning. I'm using Toast Titanium 6 to burn. Would Toast 7 make any difference?
This is going to be a growing problem, because I can't find 8x media anymore, my local store has upgraded everything to 16x media.

Mike, all the major manufactures boast that there Media is Backward compatible..
There have been several reports similar to yours.
It appears that it is a 3 fold problem
Hardware..
Software..
Media..
If you search through the DVD posts you will see several complaints about this very issue...Cheers...Don

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