Blank DVD's show up as CD's

My new iMac (and first ever Mac) arrived last Wednesday. Over the weekend, I tried to burn some quicktime movies to dvd.
First, I inserted the media, which is Memorex DVD+R's. These would show up on the desktop as a CDR. I thought that was strange, but decided to try anyway. I drug the movies I wanted on the DVD to it's desktop icon. I then right-clicked and selected "burn." Immediately, I received this error code: 0x80020000.
Does anyone know (1) why the DVD's are recognized as CD's, and (2) what that error code means?
BTW, here's some more info I learned while trying to troubleshoot: I can burn CD's. Commercially recorded DVD's are recognized correctly and can be played. A homemade DVD (that is from the same pack at the blank DVD) that is not yet finalized is recognized as a blank DVD.
Thanks in advance for any help.
iMac (Intel Core Duo)   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

My new iMac (and first ever Mac) arrived last
Wednesday. Over the weekend, I tried to burn some
quicktime movies to dvd.
Welcome to the club! Isn't the Intel iMac amazing? Although I have three other computers, each with different operating systems, they now sit 'in the dust' while I play with the iMac.
First, I inserted the media, which is Memorex
DVD+R's. These would show up on the desktop as a CDR.
Hummm... kinda odd. Can't remember if mine says CDR or DVDR. I don't have any "+" DVDs, all "-" ...
I thought that was strange, but decided to try
anyway. I drug the movies I wanted on the DVD to it's
desktop icon. I then right-clicked and selected
"burn." Immediately, I received this error code:
0x80020000.
No idea what that is. One thought: do you have any .mov or mpg files you can test? If so, try making a sample movie using iMovie and and then iDVD. Don't put a blank in until iDVD says to and see if iDVD recognizes the blank DVD for what it is. That will tell you the Superdrive does work.
I use a program called Roxio's Titanium Toast, a program for burning CDs and DVDs instead of the system burning mechanism. Works great and I burn a lot of DVDs and CDs.
Does anyone know (1) why the DVD's are recognized as
CD's, and (2) what that error code means?
BTW, here's some more info I learned while trying to
troubleshoot: I can burn CD's. Commercially recorded
DVD's are recognized correctly and can be played. A
homemade DVD (that is from the same pack at the blank
DVD) that is not yet finalized is recognized as a
blank DVD.
Try a DVD-R and see if you get the same results. Hopefully someone else will come along and offer some experienced advice.
Thanks in advance for any help.
iMac (Intel Core Duo) Mac OS X
(10.4.5)
Hudson
20" Intel iMac fully loaded   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

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