THE ULTIMATE VIDEO JUKEBOX VOLUMES 1 & 2

THE ULTIMATE VIDEO JUKEBOX VOLUMES 1 & 2 (OmniMedia, CD-ROM for PC, $29.95) Video may have killed the radio star, but CD-ROM is no health spa for rock videos either. Because of the format's coarse picture quality and limited storage capacity, a CD-ROM compilation of old MTV clips offers all the shoddy convenience of an eight-track tape. While The Ultimate Video Jukebox -- a pair of British-assembled discs, each containing 10 full-length numbers plus an interactive pop quiz -- does offer handy access and programming controls, digital sound, and a link to a mildly informative website, the arbitrary selection of new-wave oldies (by Blondie, Joy Division, Eurythmics, Ultravox, and others) and more recent dance tunes (by the likes of Barry White, Mica Paris, New Order, and R. Kelly) is far from ultimate. C+