Blank dvds show up as not blank

I am having trouble burning DVDs. MBP 10.6.8 Never had any problem till about a week ago. I insert a known blank Sony DVD-R, the drive seems to shutter a bit more than it has in the past then the disk icon shows up on the desktop as usual. Add items, hit burn, 1 second later error message “Untitled DVD” can’t be burned because the disc is read-only and can’t be modified (error code 0x80020042), disk ejects. When I look under "About this Mac" >Disc Burning and insert a new known blank Sony DVD-R, hit refresh, and look under Media: Blank: shows NO, Erasable: shows NO, Overwritable shows No, but Appendable: show Yes. To make matters more cloudy CDs burn just fine and I can read all expected medias. Only odd thing I have done in this time period was set the computer to book into 64-bit. I tried booting 32-bit but still have the same problem. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

This may be relatively straightforward; either your blanks are incompatible, or there's an issue with your MBP. Before visiting your local Apple Store, try burning various media; if nothing burns, then you'll want to have a professional at the Apple Store look at it. On the other hand, if changing media solves the problem, stay away from the offending disks. (This has happened to me, twice.)
When you visit the Apple Store, come with a few blanks that you use so they can replicate the problem.

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