Dvd from tv not working.

I have recorded video on a DVD from my tv and dvd recorder. When I take the DVD over to the computer it is seen as blank. It plays fine on the tv/dvd recorder. Is it the media? The DVD's are Matishitu i think. Should i shell out for better quality DVD's? Does anyone have a suggestion as to what brand of blank DVD I should buy? Does anyone have any other ideas on what the problem might be?

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
because this has happened to me once:
Did you made sure that the DVD-Recorder has 'finalised' the DVD ?
If not this most likely causes the iMac to see it as blank.
Regards
Stefan

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.mov.
.avi.
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