Stopped playing DVD's

MBP 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo stopped playing DVD's. THe DVD's work fine in my other MBP 2.4 Core Duo with the same hardware. My 2.6 spins about 15-20 seconds then ejects. Some posts say it's firmware, others say it's hardware failure.
The firmware noted in system profiler of non-working Mac 2.6 is: AP12
The firmware noted in system profiler of working Mac 2.4 is: ZA0E
Is the 2.6 Mac up to date?
Suggestions?

movies,music cd's,data cds, once in a while it'll work,but not for a while

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