diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/css/tautulli.css b/data/interfaces/default/css/tautulli.css
index bcd43c2f..8ef8ee60 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/css/tautulli.css
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/css/tautulli.css
@@ -756,7 +756,10 @@ a .users-poster-face:hover {
     transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
     overflow: hidden;
 }
-.dashboard-activity-background-overlay {
+.dashboard-activity-background {
+    background-color: #282828;
+    background-position: center;
+    background-size: cover;
     display: -webkit-flex;
     display: flex;
     -webkit-flex-wrap: nowrap;
@@ -765,30 +768,13 @@ a .users-poster-face:hover {
     width: 100%;
     padding: 5px;
     overflow: hidden;
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
-    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3),inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
-    box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
-}
-.dashboard-activity-background {
-    background-color: #282828;
-    background-position: center;
-    background-size: cover;
-    height: 235px;
-    width: 100%;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    opacity: 0.40;
-    -webkit-filter: blur(3px);
-    -moz-filter: blur(3px);
-    filter: blur(3px);
     -webkit-transition: background 1s linear;
     transition: background 1s linear;
     -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
     backface-visibility: hidden;
-    z-index: -1;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
+    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3),inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
 }
 .dashboard-activity-poster-container {
     background-color: #282828;
@@ -819,14 +805,14 @@ a .users-poster-face:hover {
     background-size: cover;
     height: 225px;
     width: 150px;
-    -webkit-transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
-    transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
-    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
-    backface-visibility: hidden;
     opacity: 0.60;
     -webkit-filter: blur(3px);
     -moz-filter: blur(3px);
     filter: blur(3px);
+    -webkit-transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
+    transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
+    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
+    backface-visibility: hidden;
     z-index: 2;
 }
 .dashboard-activity-cover {
@@ -1173,7 +1159,10 @@ a .dashboard-activity-metadata-user-thumb:hover {
     transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
     overflow: hidden;
 }
-.dashboard-stats-background-overlay {
+.dashboard-stats-background {
+    background-color: #282828;
+    background-position: center;
+    background-size: cover;
     display: -webkit-flex;
     display: flex;
     -webkit-flex-wrap: nowrap;
@@ -1182,30 +1171,13 @@ a .dashboard-activity-metadata-user-thumb:hover {
     width: 100%;
     padding: 5px;
     overflow: hidden;
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
-    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3),inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
-    box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
-}
-.dashboard-stats-background {
-    background-color: #282828;
-    background-position: center;
-    background-size: cover;
-    height: 160px;
-    width: 100%;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    opacity: 0.40;
-    -webkit-filter: blur(3px);
-    -moz-filter: blur(3px);
-    filter: blur(3px);
     -webkit-transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
     transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
     -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
     backface-visibility: hidden;
-    z-index: -1;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
+    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3),inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);
 }
 .dashboard-stats-background.flat {
     opacity: 1;
@@ -1225,17 +1197,6 @@ a .dashboard-activity-metadata-user-thumb:hover {
     z-index: 1;
 }
 .dashboard-stats-poster {
-    background-position: center;
-    background-size: cover;
-    height: 150px;
-    width: 100px;
-    -webkit-transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
-    transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
-    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
-    backface-visibility: hidden;
-    z-index: 2;
-}
-.dashboard-stats-poster-blur {
     background-color: #282828;
     background-position: center;
     background-size: cover;
@@ -1245,10 +1206,6 @@ a .dashboard-activity-metadata-user-thumb:hover {
     transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
     -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
     backface-visibility: hidden;
-    opacity: 0.60;
-    -webkit-filter: blur(3px);
-    -moz-filter: blur(3px);
-    filter: blur(3px);
     z-index: 2;
 }
 .dashboard-stats-cover {
@@ -3880,6 +3837,90 @@ a:hover .overlay-refresh-image:hover {
     background-color: #107c10;
     background-image: url(../images/platforms/xbox.svg);
 }
+.platform-android-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(164, 202, 57, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-atv-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(133, 132, 135, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-chrome-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(237, 94, 80, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-chromecast-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(16, 164, 232, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-default-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(229, 160, 13, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-dlna-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(12, 177, 75, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-firefox-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(230, 120, 23, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-gtv-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 139, 207, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-ie-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 89, 158, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-ios-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(133, 132, 135, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-kodi-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(49, 175, 225, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-linux-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(23, 147, 208, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-macos-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(133, 132, 135, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-msedge-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 120, 215, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-opera-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 27, 45, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-playstation-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(3, 77, 162, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-plex-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(229, 160, 13, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-plexamp-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(229, 160, 13, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-roku-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(109, 60, 151, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-safari-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 169, 236, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-samsung-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(3, 78, 162, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-synclounge-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(21, 25, 36, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-tivo-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 167, 225, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-wiiu-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(3, 169, 244, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-windows-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(47, 192, 245, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-wp-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(104, 33, 122, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-xbmc-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(59, 72, 114, 0.40);
+}
+.platform-xbox-rgba {
+    background-color: rgba(16, 124, 16, 0.40);
+}
 .library-movie {
     background-image: url(../images/libraries/movie.svg);
 }
diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html b/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
index 1aa409d9..092dfba8 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
@@ -79,20 +79,19 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
 <div class="dashboard-activity-instance" id="activity-instance-${sk}" data-key="${sk}" data-id="${data['session_id']}"
      data-rating_key="${data['rating_key']}" data-parent_rating_key="${data['parent_rating_key']}" data-grandparent_rating_key="${data['grandparent_rating_key']}">
     <div class="dashboard-activity-container">
-        <div class="dashboard-activity-background-overlay">
-            % if data['channel_stream'] == 0:
-            <div id="background-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-background" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['art']}&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true);"></div>
-            % else:
-                % if (data['art'] and data['art'].startswith('http')) or (data['thumb'] and data['thumb'].startswith('http')):
-                <div id="background-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-background" style="background-image: url(${data['art']});"></div>
-                % else:
-                <!--Hacky solution to escape the image url until I come up with something better-->
-                <div id="background-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-background" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${quote(data['art'] or data['thumb'])}&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true&clip=true);"></div>
-                % endif
-            % endif
+        <%
+            if data['channel_stream'] == 0:
+                background_url = 'pms_image_proxy?img=' + data['art'] + '&width=500&height=280&opacity=40&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=art&refresh=true'
+            else:
+                if (data['art'] and data['art'].startswith('http')) or (data['thumb'] and data['thumb'].startswith('http')):
+                    background_url = data['art']
+                else:
+                    background_url = 'pms_image_proxy?img=' + quote(data['art'] or data['thumb']) + '&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true&clip=true'
+        %>
+        <div id="background-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-background" style="background-image: url(${background_url});">
             <div class="dashboard-activity-poster-container hidden-xs">
                 % if data['media_type'] == 'track':
-                <div id="poster-${sk}-bg" class="dashboard-activity-poster-blur" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['parent_thumb']}&width=300&height=300&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
+                <div id="poster-${sk}-bg" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['parent_thumb']}&width=300&height=300&opacity=60&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
                 % endif
                 % if data['channel_stream'] == 0:
                     % if data['media_type'] == 'movie':
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
                     <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster-blur" style="background-image: url(${data['channel_icon']});"></div>
                     <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-cover" style="background-image: url(${data['channel_icon']});"></div>
                     % else:
-                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster-blur" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['channel_icon']}&width=300&height=300&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
+                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['channel_icon']}&width=300&height=300&opacity=60&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
                     <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-cover" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['channel_icon']}&width=300&height=300&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
                     % endif
                 % endif
diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/home_stats.html b/data/interfaces/default/home_stats.html
index 49b7484d..f97378a1 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/home_stats.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/home_stats.html
@@ -71,22 +71,21 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
 %>
 <div class="dashboard-stats-instance" id="stats-instance-${stat_id}" data-stat_id="${stat_id}">
     <div class="dashboard-stats-container">
-        <div class="dashboard-stats-background-overlay">
-            % if stat_id in ('top_movies', 'popular_movies', 'top_tv', 'popular_tv', 'top_music', 'popular_music', 'last_watched'):
-            % if row0['art']:
-            <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${row0['art']}&width=500&height=280&fallback=art);"></div>
-            % else:
-            <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background" style="background-image: url(images/art.png);"></div>
-            % endif
-            % elif stat_id == 'top_platforms':
-            <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background platform-${row0['platform_name']} no-image"></div>
-            % else:
-            <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background flat"></div>
-            % endif
+        % if stat_id in ('top_movies', 'popular_movies', 'top_tv', 'popular_tv', 'top_music', 'popular_music', 'last_watched'):
+        % if row0['art']:
+        <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${row0['art']}&width=500&height=280&opacity=40&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=art);">
+        % else:
+        <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background" style="background-image: url(images/art.png);">
+        % endif
+        % elif stat_id == 'top_platforms':
+        <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background platform-${row0['platform_name']}-rgba no-image">
+        % else:
+        <div id="stats-background-${stat_id}" class="dashboard-stats-background flat">
+        % endif
             % if stat_id in ('top_movies', 'popular_movies', 'top_tv', 'popular_tv', 'top_music', 'popular_music', 'last_watched'):
             <div class="dashboard-stats-poster-container hidden-xs">
                 % if stat_id in ('top_music', 'popular_music'):
-                <div id="stats-thumb-${stat_id}-bg" class="dashboard-stats-poster-blur" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${row0['thumb']}&width=300&height=300&fallback=cover);"></div>
+                <div id="stats-thumb-${stat_id}-bg" class="dashboard-stats-poster" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${row0['thumb']}&width=300&height=300&opacity=60&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=cover);"></div>
                 % endif
                 <% height, type = ('300', 'cover') if stat_id in ('top_music', 'popular_music') else ('450', 'poster') %>
                 <% href = 'info?rating_key={}'.format(row0['rating_key']) if row0['rating_key'] else '#' %>
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
             }).addClass('platform-' + $(elem).data('platform'));
             $('#stats-background-' + stat_id).removeClass(function (index, className) {
                 return (className.match (/(^|\s)platform-\S+/g) || []).join(' ');
-            }).addClass('platform-' + $(elem).data('platform'));
+            }).addClass('platform-' + $(elem).data('platform') + '-rgba');
         } else {
             if (rating_key) {
                 href = 'info?rating_key=' + rating_key;
@@ -209,13 +208,13 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
             }
             $('#stats-thumb-url-' + stat_id).attr('href', href).prop('title', $(elem).data('title'));
             if (art) {
-                $('#stats-background-' + stat_id).css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + art + '&width=500&height=280&fallback=art)');
+                $('#stats-background-' + stat_id).css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + art + '&width=500&height=280&opacity=40&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=art)');
             } else {
                 $('#stats-background-' + stat_id).css('background-image', 'url(images/art.png)');
             }
             if (thumb) {
                 $('#stats-thumb-' + stat_id).css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + thumb + '&width=300&height=' + height + '&fallback=' + fallback + ')');
-                $('#stats-thumb-' + stat_id + '-bg').css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + thumb + '&width=300&height=' + height + '&fallback=' + fallback + ')');
+                $('#stats-thumb-' + stat_id + '-bg').css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + thumb + '&width=300&height=' + height + '&opacity=60&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=' + fallback + ')');
             } else {
                 $('#stats-thumb-' + stat_id).css('background-image', 'url(images/' + fallback + '.png)');
                 $('#stats-thumb-' + stat_id + '-bg').css('background-image', 'url(images/' + fallback + '.png)');
diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/index.html b/data/interfaces/default/index.html
index f72f27f9..1a720124 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/index.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/index.html
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
                         if (s.media_type === 'track') {
                             // Update if artist changed
                             if (s.grandparent_rating_key !== instance.data('grandparent_rating_key')) {
-                                $('#background-' + key).css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + s.art + '&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true)');
+                                $('#background-' + key).css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + s.art + '&width=500&height=280&opacity=40&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=art&refresh=true)');
                                 $('#metadata-grandparent_title-' + key)
                                     .attr('href', 'info?rating_key=' + s.grandparent_rating_key)
                                     .attr('title', s.grandparent_title)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
                             // Update cover if album changed
                             if (s.parent_rating_key !== instance.data('parent_rating_key')) {
                                 $('#poster-' + key).css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + s.parent_thumb + '&width=300&height=300&fallback=poster&refresh=true)');
-                                $('#poster-' + key + '-bg').css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + s.parent_thumb + '&width=300&height=300&fallback=poster&refresh=true)');
+                                $('#poster-' + key + '-bg').css('background-image', 'url(pms_image_proxy?img=' + s.parent_thumb + '&width=300&height=300&opacity=60&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=poster&refresh=true)');
                                 $('#poster-url-' + key)
                                     .attr('href', 'info?rating_key=' + s.parent_rating_key)
                                     .attr('title', s.parent_title);
diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/library_stats.html b/data/interfaces/default/library_stats.html
index 3855eb54..19b778ca 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/library_stats.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/library_stats.html
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
 % if section_type in data:
 <div class="dashboard-stats-instance" id="library-stats-instance-${section_type}" data-section_type="${section_type}">
     <div class="dashboard-stats-container">
-        <div class="dashboard-stats-background-overlay">
-            <div id="library-stats-background-${section_type}" class="dashboard-stats-background" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=/:/resources/${section_type}-fanart.jpg&width=500&height=280&fallback=art);"></div>
+        <div id="library-stats-background-${section_type}" class="dashboard-stats-background" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=/:/resources/${section_type}-fanart.jpg&width=500&height=280&opacity=40&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=art);">
             <div id="library-stats-thumb-${section_type}" class="dashboard-stats-flat svg-icon library-${section_type} hidden-xs"></div>
             <div class="dashboard-stats-info-container">
                 <div id="library-stats-title-${section_type}" class="dashboard-stats-info-title">
diff --git a/plexpy/__init__.py b/plexpy/__init__.py
index c6eb9474..d2e9341f 100644
--- a/plexpy/__init__.py
+++ b/plexpy/__init__.py
@@ -1653,7 +1653,6 @@ def dbcheck():
     conn_db.commit()
     c_db.close()
 
-
     # Migrate poster_urls to imgur_lookup table
     try:
         db = database.MonitorDatabase()