Burned DVD's Show as Blank in Finder

I have a unique problem here, I think. I have burned a series of Memorex DVD's using Toast 8. They burn successfully and mount after the burn is complete. However when I go back to use them again, they do not work and mount in finder as Untitled CD.fpbf.
If I eject and insert the DVD's over and over and over again...sometimes they will finally take and the data will actually appear.
I have tested out the dvd's on other mac's and they do the same thing. However, I have tested them on a PC and they load perfectly. And I have tested them on a Macbook Pro with Parallels...and in Windows XP Parallels they load perfectly, but DO NOT load in OSX. Weird??
Im not convinced that its bad memorex media, because the problem should exist across multiple platforms if its bad media. And it doesnt.
Any suggestions besides changing media or getting an external dvd writer? I have taken this to the Apple Store and they dont seem to care the least bit.
Thanks!
Message was edited by: Craig Berry
Message was edited by: Craig Berry

I wish I could help you, but want you to know I can relate - see my earlier post today.
I cleaned the laser lens today (thinking that might help), and burned another copy (from an existing mac the ripper file)- the dvd mounts and plays after the burn in PopCorn, but once I eject it, the mac continues not to detect it and (r)ejects it.
The dvd plays great in the TV's dvd player, which means the cleaner worked sort of, because before the laser lens clean, it played crappy in a regular player... now it works great, but that's not the idea, i.e. the mac should play the dvd!!
There's gotta be a solution other than replacing the superdrive, and memorex (I've used a million times before) may not be the best brand, but it seems to work just fine elsewhere. Why would it burn and NOT play only on the mac?

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