MBP i5 does not read DVD

Hi there ,
my new MPB does not read DVD´s which have been burnt by others than my Computer (MBP). It alway states that the dvd is empty, which is not true.
Can anybody help or do I have use my apple care protection plan?
DVD´s that I have burnt myself work well......
Thank you very much for your help!
Oliver

thank you for your reply. the problem is, that, when using any other pc than a mac, it will read the dvd.
I just connected an external transcend dvd drive with the same dvd that worked with a pc and my MBP still says "empty dvd without title" (translated from German to English).
I do not understand why it does not work with the mac....
do you have another hint?
thank you.
kind regards.

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