Why, after switching DVD player, can my macbook still not burn CDs?

Hey Apple,
I wanted to ask you one thing:
My macbook Pro is a little over two years old, and I am loving it. Although, it has been a couple of months that my DVD player is not working smoothly. I went to the Genius Bar, since I couldn't even burn CDs - which is my biggest concern-, and I left it there so they could switch the DVD player completely. Now, as I try to burn CDs again, it says Medium write error again. I want to know why. I have read previous discussions, but I just bought these blank CDs, and they used to work perfectly before.
Have any idea why this is happening?

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