MATS.DVD-R UJ-825 Spits out all Disks!

The only advice I have found on here tells us to clean the
lens, but if it spits everything out, how could that work?
I've seen patches on other non-apple sites, but am hesitant
to try it. What's going on with my drive? I am full to the gills
and need to burn dvd's to get it lightened up.

Try the following.
Goto: HD/Users/your name/Library/Preferences/com.apple.DVDPlayer.plist
Drag the plist to the trash.
Reboot computer
Repair Disk Permissions
Insert a DVD or CD (A new plist will be created.)
HTH

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