My imac Cant play DVD movies

My Imac dont want to play DVD movies.. when i put them in, the mac just spit them out again ( all movies) the dvd dosen even show up on the screen.. nothing it just spit them out... i have watched movies before but that was a long time ago.. .. can some one help ?

sg.magic.sg1 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veyVruZoaB8
this is my problem ! it seams like a lot of people suddently have this problem why ?
You should keep in mind that these are technical support forums. Generally, the only people posting here are those with problems. The thousands/millions without problems don't ever come here.

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