Dvd drive reading dvds problem

I just got my Macbook pro 15" ; 4 days !!
my dvd rom does not recognize 80% of the dvds I have.
Cds seems to be fine.
Need help ?
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-867:
Firmware Revision: HA13
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

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