Burned DVD-R won't read on G5

I don't do this often but I burned a recent project on an imation dvd-r to archive. It is not recognized by the computer that created it, but it is recognized by my very old ibook G3.
What the...?
If I get a Mac Pro would this be readable by that machine? I can read other DVDs on my G5...
Any suggestion would be very welcome.

So, obviously nothing wrong with the disk, and nothing wrong with your drives; it's just that some blank DVD media is compatible with some drives, and not with others.
Newer optical drives, such as the Pioneer DVR-115, are much better and reading/writing a wider range of media brands, as well as being faster and more reliable. You can purchase these for around $30; if you get a new Mac Pro, and the built in drive (which might be a Sony, or other brand of drive) doesn't seem to want to read all your disks, you can easily install a replacement (or 2, if you want).

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