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What kind of eMac is it? Exactly what kind of blank DVDs are they? What happens? Does it just spit them out? Have you tried different DVDs? Does the drive still accept other kinds of disks like CDs?
Have you used blank DVDS in this machine before? What does it say on the packet of DVDs? DVD-RWs? DVD+RWs? DVD DL?
What OS is running on this machine? Is it OS X? If so, go to the Menu Bar>Apple Menu>About This Mac>More Info>Hardware>Disc Burning
What does it say?
What OS is running on this machine? Is it OS X? If so, go to the Menu Bar>Apple Menu>About This Mac>More Info>Hardware>Disc Burning
What does it say?
never stuck blank dvds in it b4, dvds are (maxell dvd-r)
TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R1312:
Firmware Revision: 1A06
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw
Media: No
TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R1312:
Firmware Revision: 1A06
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw
Media: No
It's what is called a Combo Drive. You can't burn DVDs in it. It spits them out because the drive doesn't recognise the discs. It can read them, but not write to any kind of DVD. 
There's nothing you can download or update that will change the drive. The only two things you can do is to either open up the eMac and replace the drive with a DVD-RW Superdrive, or buy an external DVD burner with preferably a Firewire 400 connector and USB 2.0.
Depending on what kind of files they are, you can try zipping them before trying to get them onto a CD. Some files don't compress too well but if you select a file that's on your desktop, and either right-click on it, or hold down the Ctrl key and click, you'll get a menu that says 'Compress xxx' or maybe Archive. Depending on the OS you're using, the same command is in the File Menu under Archive or Compress.
Give that a try.
Depending on what kind of files they are, you can try zipping them before trying to get them onto a CD. Some files don't compress too well but if you select a file that's on your desktop, and either right-click on it, or hold down the Ctrl key and click, you'll get a menu that says 'Compress xxx' or maybe Archive. Depending on the OS you're using, the same command is in the File Menu under Archive or Compress.
Give that a try.
Second line down: Version 10.x.x ?
If it's 10.4.x you can compress files straight from the Finder, but maybe the location of the command is moved from 10.5 Leopard which I'm using. If it's 10.4.x check this out.
No. You can't play it on your Xbox. And no, the movie is not lost, the zip is a copy, and if the original is gone you can always unzip it by double-clicking on it.
If you'd told me that it was a movie that you wanted to put on a DVD for your Xbox, I would have said 'no way' from the start.
Get a DVD burner.
Sorry I couldn't help more but just as a final note and I don't know where you got the movies from, but in future, please bear in mind the forum rules here at MacRumors.