Dvd's auto ejecting

Hey guys,
My eMac with combo drive keeps ejecting DVD's. I put the disc in the drive, it makes noises (reading disc), then ejects it. No error messages. No nothing.
I decided to try re-installing Mac OS X, I put the disc in the drive , but it ejects it.
I tried fixing permisions. I tried deleting "com.apple.DVDPlayer.plist". Nothing seems to work. CD's / CD-Roms work fine.
Im really confused and dont know what to do! DVD's ussed to work fine but all of a sudden they dont, and I cant think of any thing that could have caused it.
Any help would be great!
Thanks in advance
eMac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Ellen Caudell123,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Since this appears to be happening with multiple DVDs including the OS X Install DVD, and DVDs used to work, the first thing I'd try in your place is the simplest: make several passes through the optical drive using a CD lens cleaner (should be available in any local cpmputer, electronics, or department store). It could be something as simple as a buildup of dust or grime on the DVD laser LED/lens (DVD and CD operate at different wavelengths and every optical drive I'm aware of used differeent lens for the separate LEDs, which is why Cds can continue to work).

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