DVD/CD-RW Drive (E) won't read new DVD disc

My HP Pavillion laptop won't read/format a new DVD+R disc.  It will play CD's that I have formatted previously, however, now happens.  I have tried other new ones and I get the same results. Careful, deliberate solution stps will be greatly appreciated.

Some of the faster DVD media is not readable by older DVD drives. They use newer materials for faster reading and writing. Try to buy a slower DVD media. I believe 4x was the slowest DVD, then 5,6,8,10,12,14 etc. Do you have any DVD that it can read? Look on the inside hole and you will see the speed of the DVD material printed on it.
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