New MacBook Pro doesn't read burned content on DVD-R

Hello,
I just bought a new 13" MacBook Pro (MC700; Matshita DVD-R UJ-8A8) over the weekend, and it can't seem to read burned content on a DVD-R. I tried inserting it a couple of times and it just kept on reading it as blank. I tried the DVD-R on another MacBook (bought early 2010) and it seemed to read the DVD-R well. I went to the Apple Reseller to have the issue fixed. They tried it on their testing units and the DVD-R worked perfectly well. They replaced the unit with a new one, but when they tried the DVD-R, it would not read again. They called someone up and the explanation they gave me was that Apple was able to develop an optical drive which rejects burned content because of its strong anti-piracy views. Is this true? The files in the DVD-R are documents and .avi files that were edited for school and are not pirated. Anybody else have a problem with this?
Please confirm if the "technology" about burned content is true. I am not a techie, so I am asking help. I rely heavily on burned DVD-Rs for its convenience. If it is true, then I must have spent a lot of money on something I couldn't really use.

There is no such animal as an intel G5. Intel based towers are now called Mac Pros. G5 towers run the PowerPC chips.
If you have the MacPro at work, then yes, something else would seem to be amiss.
If you have a G5 at work, then it could still be the universal binary issue.
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