# Ambient Lighting Control **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [November 29, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ambient-lighting-control/168920 "2016-11-29T14:34:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KierDarby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kierdarby/32/15024_2.png) [@KierDarby](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KierDarby)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ambient-lighting-control/168920/1 "2016-11-29T14:34:41Z")
I’m not sure if Plex even deals with video streams in such a way as to make extracting this information possible, but on the off chance that it does, wouldn’t it be amazing to allow Plex to interface with Philips Hue through their API in order to control ambient / coloured lighting in the viewing room in response to the on-screen output, rather like Philips Ambilight already does, but without having to buy a new TV… ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ambient-lighting-control/168920/2 "2016-11-29T14:38:53Z")
duplicate feature request > **[Philips Hue Integration](http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/63013/philips-hue-integration/p1#top)** > > I was wondering if this option would ever see the day of light. SDK/API's are available. XBMC has some support it seems in their latest release.   closing please respect the rules for this subforum - search first if the request has already been posted before - only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post") ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ambient-lighting-control/168920/3 "2021-01-17T17:22:42Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ambient-lighting-control/168920/4 "2021-06-10T00:44:11Z")