MacBook Pro Cannot Burn DVDs

Both my MacBook Pro and my iMac will not burn DVDs.  They will burn CDs but not DVDs.
They used to but not anymore.
I even tried a Aplle Branded DVD and had no luck.  Also TDK and Fuji Film.  Alll of these disks worked before I have half empty 100 packs to prove it.
I believe there is an issue of some sort of software or firmware upgrade that made this happen but I am not interested and reinstalling an old version of OSX to get the optical drives to work properly.
Has Apple acknowledged and offered a fix for this yet?
If I don'y find a solution here there's going to be some warm fuzzy words exchanged at the "Genius" bar this evening.
Yes I blew out both drives with compressed air and quite frankly I don't feel I should have to buy a large sellection of different brands of DVDs to find one that might work.
Thanks in advance
Eric
2.16 Intel Core Duo 17" mac Book Pro OS X Ver 10.6.6

The Blank discs are fine.  I am very meticulous.  I've also zapped my Pram and this also makes no difference.
I spoke to a tech at Apple this AM and he agreed that there is a software problem with the OS and he offered no solution.
The drive will recod CDRs however.
I think Apple wrote my laptop out of the OS and they don't care.
Love you to Apple.
8 Macs and close to $24,000 invested and this is the love I feel.
Eric

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