Why have my DVD-Write privileges changed?!

Yesterday, my system profiler showed me this below.
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:
Firmware Revision: BP10
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds
Today, it says I can only write to -R, -RW.
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:
Firmware Revision: BP10
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 0 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds
How come?! Also, even with the stats from yesterday, I already couldn't burn to +R's anymore, meanwhile, my +RW's can still be read, erased, and re-burned. I don't understand what is going on. How do I go about remedying this situation? I am also unable to read any of my old burned copies of movies on +R's. All blank or burned +R's whirr a bit in the drive and then get ejected. Regular store bought movies can still be read. I have been burning to +Rs for over a year now with no problem and have gone thru like 200 +Rs without a hitch until a couple of days ago.
I've already gotten screwed over by Repairtech's fraudulent 3-year extended warranty and my Apple 1-year warranty ran out over a month ago.
Please help!!!

ok, that changed the dvd-write privileges back to what they were in system profiler, but still unable to detect +r blank & burned dvds. what can i do now? or might u have an idea of what the problem could be? everything else able to be detected. i have tried hp, verbatim & mitsubishi +r's. can't detect my burned hp & verbatim +r's anymore & can't detect blank verbatim (anymore either) & mitsubishi (new brand i'm trying) +r's.
your advice is much appreciated!

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