Burning speed of DVD?

I tried to burn to a 8x speed DVD with my powerbook set on 2x and 1x speed. Both times I got coded error messages. The genuis at the Apple Genuis Bar said this is because the DVD burners in the powerbook G4 can only burn DVD that are rated at 2x speeds. Is this true?
Rick Bursky

I just discovered that I have this issue, with the drive UJ-846 and firmware FAAG. I spoke to Apple, and the tech said that since it burns at all, it is not a "problem". I pressed him on it, and he eventually said that a repair could be arranged as long as I tested it under a different user (I could have predicted the results of that one). I will probably send it in while I am still under warranty.
I haven't tried it yet, but can others confirm that the problem also means that DL writing is not possible? Shall I waste a disc on that?
Also, does anyone with firmware FA0G report that these problems are NOT a problem under that firmware?
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