Sure! At least if you use qemu-kvm directly, and not via virt-manager. Just include -cdrom /dev/scd0 among the command line options.
Ok, I have mounted various dvd media (dvd-rw, dvd-movie and others) and it still does not recognize the device as a dvd burner. I have checked the ownership of the /dev/scd0 device and it is owned by my user and the disk group. I am not sure how I will be able to get the device to burn dvd media. My wife uses a proprietary piece of software that on runs on windows and it creates a backup of the data she inputs, I would like to have her use that in a virtual machine and be able to backup her data to a dvd-rw. Any other suggestions and ideas would be appreciated. -- John Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org