Trouble ejecting DVDs (on an external player)

Hello, just got my new 27" iMac. When I plugged in the old external drive I used to use on my last iMac (24" 2009 model) it worked fine. However everytime I try to eject a dvd (either by dragging the icon into the trash or pressing the physical eject button on the player itself) I'm told that it can't be ejected because the disc is still in use. By the way, I've made sure to close DVD Player before hand.
The only way to eject discs is either to reboot the computer or physically unplug the player and then use the physical button to eject it before DVD Player registers it and starts to play the disc.
Obviously this is a pain to do every time. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Hello,
I am having the same issue with my samsung player (SE-208DB TS01)..
Have you found a solution? This issue is so frustrating and I can't seem to find any solution..
I found both the program and the BIN file here:
https://tsstodd.com/eng/firmware/fwdownload/?functionvalue=list&product=SDWE&mod el=SE-208DB&searchText=&pTop=150&mTop=0&tabIdx=1
But it doesn't seem to be working (the status is still on 'downloading' but not moving..)
Thanks,
Carol

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