The Aluminum Falcon said:
That's peculiar. Every player I know can play burned media. What kind of disc are you using? Maybe it was an unsucessful burn.
In any case, in response to your question, PS3s play all blank media and they play Blu-Rays and games too.. :-) Triple the fun! In all seriousness though, my Toshiba DVD Recorder as well as my Oppo plays all blank media. If you want, you could probably try a lower-end DVD player and ask the store if you could test it first.