CD player also developed by both Sony and Philips. Recordable CDs were a new alternative to tape for recording music and copying music albums without defects introduced in compression used in other digital recording methods. Other newer video formats such as DVD and Blu-ray use the same physical geometry as CD, and most DVD and Blu-ray players are backward compatible with audio CD. By the early 2000s, the CD player had largely replaced the audio cassette player as standard equipment in new automobiles, with 2010 being the final model year for any car in the US to have a factory-equipped cassette player.
Emo Philips 1985 New Music Award for best comedy album. It was later re-released along with his "Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre" album on a single CD. He also released an album called "Emo" in 2001. A joke of his was voted funniest religious joke ever in a 2005 online poll. In 2006, he appeared at the Newbury Comedy Festival. He was included in the top 50 of "E4"s 100 Greatest Comedians, and also appeared number 54 on Channel 4's top 100 greatest standups. Aside from Philips' long career as a standup comic, he has been featured in acting roles on