DVD-R won't insert on MacBook Pro

I want to take some videos off my computer. Some are mine - some are from ITUNES - my hardrive is overloaded.....when I put in the DVD-R, it just pops back out. My computer specs list DVD-R as a valid write media...what is the problem? Recently I upgraded to Snow Leopard - did it disable all my iDVD media?
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP41.00C1.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.27f2
Serial Number (system): W884**1XR
Firmware Revision: AP12
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, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh
<Edited by Host>

Never post your serial number. I will have a host remove it. Does this happen with all DVD-R's? Perhaps your optical drive needs cleaning.

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