CDs work fine DVDs will not load

My iMac will load and play CDs fine, but when I put in a DVD to watch a movie it spins for a minute or two then ejects the disc. I tried multiple discs and tried them in my iBook (which all discs worked fine in) Any ideas? Is there a way to check and see if the drive is bad or something?

I concur. Sounds like the DVD laser got dirty and/or the head mechanism got broke.
One thing to watch out for with optical drives such as these is following this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2446?viewlocale=en_US
Corrolary, don't use sticky labels on optical discs. They can tear and get into the mechanisms. Don't write with sharpies or other pens either, use jewelcases to store discs safely and jewelcase inserts to identify the contents of the disc.

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