Dvd player won't work...ejects them

My dvd player will not work. Everytime I put one in, it spits it right back out.

You may be able to get the bottom replaced by Apple at no cost - some of the newer white MacBooks had this issue.
More information on that here
As for replacing the drive, here's a guide for doing the replacement yourself, and here is a link for a replacement drive.
Looks like the cost is $90 right now.
You can get a portable external for ~$55, like this LaCie from OWC.
With regard to your current optical drive - make sure the discs you've tried work OK in other computers or in stand alone DVD players. If they do, that definitely indicates yours is dead or dying.
CDs may still work though so if you have any CDs handy, it would be worth trying a few to see if it will accept them.
Hopefully this helps you a bit - if you have more questions, please do ask!
~Lyssa

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