DVD +RW (not finalized) will not play on an Intel iMac

Stand alone DVD recorder burnt a +RW disc. This machine never finalizes rewritable discs, yet the DVD can be played on all players I can get my hands on. Only the Intel iMac refuses to play it back because it identifies an empty disc.
Any idea why?

The only other thing I can think of, is have you made sure there are no Firmware Updates from either Apple or Matshita for your Optical Drive.
Some of Apples Optical Drives were not a problem reading and writing different Formats of DVD, but in some of the Newer Optical Drives they were limited as to ther eability because of Firmware restrictions on some of the Newer Optical Drives. It seams to me that these were done because of copyrite laws and Apple not wanting to get involved in this and thus placed restrictions on the Drives ability.
But that shouldn't affect your particular problem, My guess is the copys you are making. Different Software on different machines have several choices that can limit your ability to play them because of settings. Some have settings that make copies that are PC only, Mac only or PC and Mac Compatible.
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