How do I play HD DVD-Rs on my Powerbook?

I am burning HD DVDs on my other computer (a Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5) which I can play on most Power Macs. I cannot however play them on my PowerBook G4. When I put in the disc DVD Player says that 'This Disc is Not Supported'. I'm presuming it's because my laptop is over 12 months old. It has the latest OS (10.4.9) and DVD Player 4.6.5 which is also the latest. I have Quicktime Pro. Do I need some other codec for it to recognize the discs? Any help appreciated. Thanks
PowerBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

I don't have a 3rd party DVD Drive; I'm using DVD Studio Pro which allows HD burning.
You're right; it says that HD is Unsupported. I presume that means that there's nothing much I can do, save buying a new faster computer.

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