TDK DVD-R not recordable

My friend purchased me a 50 pack spindle of TDK DVD-R media to put her old home movies on. I have burned other -R media on here, and the drive itself is fine. What happens is that when I insert the media, the drive tries for about a minute to read it, with repetitive clicking sounds. It then offers to open the disc with the utility, finder, etc. iDVD is unable to burn straight to the disc. When checking in either Disk Utility or the System Profiler, the computer oddly enough reports that the media is NOT blank. I tried multiple discs within the same pack, with the same results. Anyone have this sort of issue before, or have any idea as to what to do with it?
Update: seems all the other media also say "no" to being blank, so I suppose that is not an issue.
Update: Ok, now it's an even bigger problem. Seems that the media I have been using won't burn from iDVD either!
Message was edited by: John-Robert La Porta
Message was edited by: John-Robert La Porta

*A few suggestions:*
Repairing permissions & then restarting your computer usually cures "burning" hiccups. Should be done after each burning session.
Another help source (if you haven't already done so).
Go to your OS Help Menu. In the search field type dvd
Click on all the troubleshooting topics & Support Articles that pertain to your issue.
You can also do the same in Disk Utility. Open same up.
At the bottom left of the window, click on the purple button w/the "?" in the middle.
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