SENSE KEY: HARDWARE ERROR...HELP!!!!

I've been burning dvd's for a long time now, but all of a sudden an error has occurred.
I have tried using different software for DVD burning; Popcorn and Toast titanium, but the error occurs to both.
The drive reported an error
Sense Key: Hardware error
Sense Code: 0X03, 0X01
This is my burner:
Matshita DVD - R UJ-825
I am using a 8X DVD-R no name dvd... but i have used these in the past over 50 of them and they worked fine.
I tried burning a music cd (memorex brand) using itunes 7.0 and that worked fine.
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME OUT!!! CUZ I DON'T KNOW WHY ITS DOING THIS.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
iMac G5 PowerPC G5 (3.0) Mac OS X (10.3.9)
iMac G5 PowerPC G5 (3.0) Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Same here but with CD-R,
I have a MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816
I tried to use:
tdk cd-r, memorex cd-r and verbatim cd-r....
Same result:
he drive reported an error:
Sense Key = ILLEGAL REQUEST
Sense Code = 0x30, 0x05
CANNOT WRITE MEDIUM - INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT
What brand should I use?
Is there one that works with my superdrive?
As for DVD-R I use TDK and they work fine...
Ciao
Bia

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