Dvd drive not accepting dvd

DVDS not being acepted although cd's are fine?
any suggestions?

An update for anyone reading this with a similar problem...
I started having issues with my display directly after the Super drive issue, and found out that my iMac had a faulty Motherboard, and had to be replaced. Luckily it was covered by apple under an iMac extended warranty program. If you are experiencing these symptoms it could be a sign of something bigger going bad, and you may want to check out the extension program page. you can find it in the general iMac support page on the bottom right side. Hope this helps - Andy

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