DVD won't play on Mac

I created a DVD from VHS tape using Studio MovieBox DV and iMove HD. I used MPEG4 file format. I then burned the DVD using iDVD 5. I used a DVD-R disc.
The DVD plays just fine on my standalone DVD player and my pee cee running Windows XP. But it won't play on my Mac unless I turn on the external drive where the video is stored. Otherwise, when I insert the disc in the SuperDrive I get a 'blank disc' message.
Is there some setting I missed somewhere?
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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