diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
index bc8476d..d5e5fbf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlexBrowse.tsx
@@ -52,12 +52,17 @@ export default function PlexBrowse({ q, onClearSearch, library, show, sort, filt
   // restore it when we come back — so the browser/mouse Back from the player lands on the same card
   // instead of the top of the library. The scroller is App's <main> (the page's overflow-y-auto).
   const scrollRef = useRef(0);
+  // Same idea for the info page: "Browse collection" (onFilter) leaves the info view for a filtered
+  // grid, and browser Back returns to this same info page — restore where the user had scrolled it
+  // (down to a collection strip) instead of snapping to the top. Reset on a fresh info open so a
+  // different title's info starts at the top.
+  const infoScrollRef = useRef(0);
   const scroller = () => document.querySelector("main");
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (sub.view.kind === "grid" && scrollRef.current) {
-      const el = scroller();
-      if (el) el.scrollTop = scrollRef.current;
-    }
+    const el = scroller();
+    if (!el) return;
+    if (sub.view.kind === "grid" && scrollRef.current) el.scrollTop = scrollRef.current;
+    else if (sub.view.kind === "info" && infoScrollRef.current) el.scrollTop = infoScrollRef.current;
   }, [sub.view.kind]);
 
   const browseQ = useInfiniteQuery({
@@ -121,6 +126,7 @@ export default function PlexBrowse({ q, onClearSearch, library, show, sort, filt
   }
   function onInfo(card: PlexCard) {
     scrollRef.current = scroller()?.scrollTop ?? 0;
+    infoScrollRef.current = 0; // fresh info page starts at the top
     sub.open({ kind: "info", id: card.id });
   }
   async function toggleWatched(card: PlexCard) {
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ export default function PlexBrowse({ q, onClearSearch, library, show, sort, filt
             }
           }
           setFilters(merged as unknown as PlexFilters);
+          infoScrollRef.current = scroller()?.scrollTop ?? 0; // restore on Back to this info page
           sub.open({ kind: "grid" });
         }}
       />
@@ -373,7 +380,7 @@ function PlexInfoView({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const q = useQuery({ queryKey: ["plex-item", id], queryFn: () => api.plexItem(id) });
   return (
-    <div className="max-w-[1100px] mx-auto">
+    <div className="w-[90%] max-w-[1600px] mx-auto">
       <div className="p-4 pb-0">
         <button
           onClick={onBack}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx
index 67a4cef..d11fb09 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlexInfo.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useDismiss } from "../lib/useDismiss";
 import {
   Check,
   ExternalLink,
@@ -72,11 +73,56 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
 
   // Personal display prefs (default ON). Stored per-user; the backend merges any pref key.
   const prefs = (qc.getQueryData<{ preferences?: Record<string, unknown> }>(["me"])?.preferences ??
-    {}) as { plexInfoArtBg?: boolean; plexInfoCast?: boolean };
+    {}) as { plexInfoArtBg?: boolean; plexInfoCast?: boolean; plexHiddenStripSources?: string[] };
   const [artBg, setArtBg] = useState(prefs.plexInfoArtBg !== false);
   const [showCast, setShowCast] = useState(prefs.plexInfoCast !== false);
+  // Which collection-strip source buckets the user has HIDDEN (default: none → all shown). Toggled
+  // per type in the customize menu (Collections / IMDb / TMDb / …), only for sources present here.
+  const [hiddenSources, setHiddenSources] = useState<string[]>(
+    Array.isArray(prefs.plexHiddenStripSources) ? prefs.plexHiddenStripSources : [],
+  );
+  const toggleSource = (src: string) => {
+    setHiddenSources((cur) => {
+      const next = cur.includes(src) ? cur.filter((s) => s !== src) : [...cur, src];
+      savePref({ plexHiddenStripSources: next });
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
   const [customizing, setCustomizing] = useState(false);
-  const savePref = (patch: Record<string, boolean>) => {
+  const custBtnRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+  const custMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  useDismiss(customizing, () => setCustomizing(false), [custMenuRef, custBtnRef]);
+
+  // Faint art backdrop, HTPC-style: paint the item's art as a FIXED background on the page's scroll
+  // container (<main>) so it fills the content area and stays put while the info page scrolls over it
+  // (like the body's ambient pools). Scoped to <main> → never covers the nav/filter sidebars. A soft
+  // scrim keeps text readable; kept subtle. Page variant only, toggleable, restored on unmount/off.
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (variant === "overlay") return;
+    const main = document.querySelector("main");
+    if (!main) return;
+    const s = main.style;
+    const clear = () => {
+      s.backgroundImage = "";
+      s.backgroundSize = "";
+      s.backgroundPosition = "";
+      s.backgroundRepeat = "";
+      s.backgroundAttachment = "";
+    };
+    if (artBg && detail.art) {
+      s.backgroundImage =
+        `linear-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 60%, transparent), ` +
+        `color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 64%, transparent)), url("${detail.art}")`;
+      s.backgroundSize = "cover";
+      s.backgroundPosition = "center 20%";
+      s.backgroundRepeat = "no-repeat";
+      s.backgroundAttachment = "fixed";
+    } else {
+      clear();
+    }
+    return clear;
+  }, [variant, artBg, detail.art]);
+  const savePref = (patch: Record<string, unknown>) => {
     api.savePrefs(patch).catch(() => {});
     qc.setQueryData<{ preferences?: Record<string, unknown> } | undefined>(["me"], (m) =>
       m ? { ...m, preferences: { ...(m.preferences || {}), ...patch } } : m,
@@ -96,17 +142,22 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
   const overlay = variant === "overlay";
   const mutedCls = overlay ? "text-white/70" : "text-muted";
 
+  // Distinct strip-source buckets present on THIS item, in strip order — one toggle each.
+  const presentSources = (detail.collections ?? []).reduce<string[]>((acc, c) => {
+    if (!acc.includes(c.source)) acc.push(c.source);
+    return acc;
+  }, []);
+  const sourceLabel = (src: string) =>
+    t(`plex.info.stripSource.${src}`, { defaultValue: src.toUpperCase() });
+
   return (
     <div className={overlay ? "relative w-full max-w-3xl" : "relative"}>
-      {/* Faint art backdrop (page only, toggleable). */}
-      {!overlay && artBg && detail.art && (
-        <div className="absolute inset-0 -z-10 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl">
-          <img src={detail.art} alt="" className="w-full h-full object-cover opacity-20" />
-          <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-bg via-bg/85 to-bg/60" />
-        </div>
-      )}
-
-      <div className={overlay ? "p-5" : "p-4 sm:p-6"}>
+      <div className={overlay ? "p-5" : "flex flex-col gap-4 p-3 sm:p-4"}>
+        {/* Hero block: floats as a frosted glass panel over the fixed art backdrop (page variant). */}
+        <div
+          className={overlay ? "" : "glass rounded-2xl p-4 sm:p-6"}
+          style={overlay ? undefined : { background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 55%, transparent)" }}
+        >
         {/* Header: close (overlay) / customize */}
         <div className="mb-4 flex items-start gap-3">
           <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
@@ -121,6 +172,7 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
           </div>
           <div className="relative shrink-0">
             <button
+              ref={custBtnRef}
               onClick={() => setCustomizing((v) => !v)}
               title={t("plex.info.customize")}
               className={`p-1.5 rounded-lg ${overlay ? "text-white/80 hover:bg-white/15" : "text-muted hover:bg-surface hover:text-fg"}`}
@@ -128,7 +180,11 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
               <SlidersHorizontal className="w-4 h-4" />
             </button>
             {customizing && (
-              <div className="absolute right-0 top-full z-10 mt-1 w-52 rounded-xl border border-border bg-card p-1.5 text-sm shadow-xl">
+              <div
+                ref={custMenuRef}
+                className="glass-menu absolute right-0 top-full z-20 mt-1 w-52 rounded-xl p-1.5 text-sm"
+                style={{ background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 58%, transparent)" }}
+              >
                 <PrefToggle
                   label={t("plex.info.prefArtBg")}
                   on={artBg}
@@ -145,6 +201,14 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
                     savePref({ plexInfoCast: !showCast });
                   }}
                 />
+                {presentSources.map((src) => (
+                  <PrefToggle
+                    key={src}
+                    label={sourceLabel(src)}
+                    on={!hiddenSources.includes(src)}
+                    onClick={() => toggleSource(src)}
+                  />
+                ))}
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
@@ -273,7 +337,7 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
                 {detail.status === "watched" ? (
                   <button
                     onClick={() => setState("new")}
-                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-border px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:border-accent hover:text-accent"
+                    className="glass-card glass-hover inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:text-accent"
                   >
                     <RotateCcw className="w-4 h-4" />
                     {t("plex.info.markUnwatched")}
@@ -281,7 +345,7 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
                 ) : (
                   <button
                     onClick={() => setState("watched")}
-                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-border px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:border-accent hover:text-accent"
+                    className="glass-card glass-hover inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:text-accent"
                   >
                     <Check className="w-4 h-4" />
                     {t("plex.info.markWatched")}
@@ -290,7 +354,7 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
                 {inProgress && (
                   <button
                     onClick={() => setState("new")}
-                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-border px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:border-accent hover:text-accent"
+                    className="glass-card glass-hover inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:text-accent"
                   >
                     <RotateCcw className="w-4 h-4" />
                     {t("plex.info.clearResume")}
@@ -300,10 +364,15 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
             )}
           </div>
         </div>
+        </div>
+        {/* End hero panel. */}
 
         {/* Cast row (toggleable), circular photos. */}
         {cast.length > 0 && (
-          <div className="mt-5">
+          <div
+            className={overlay ? "mt-5" : "glass-card rounded-2xl p-4 sm:p-5"}
+            style={overlay ? undefined : { background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--card) 55%, transparent)" }}
+          >
             <h2 className={`mb-2 text-sm font-semibold ${overlay ? "text-white/80" : ""}`}>
               {t("plex.info.cast")}
             </h2>
@@ -357,9 +426,16 @@ export default function PlexInfo({
           </div>
         )}
 
-        {/* Collection strips — the other titles in this movie's collection(s), directly playable. */}
-        {detail.collections?.map((col) => (
-          <div key={col.id} className="mt-6">
+        {/* Collection strips — the other titles in this movie's collection(s), directly playable.
+            Each source bucket (Collections / IMDb / TMDb / smart / …) is independently hideable. */}
+        {detail.collections
+          ?.filter((col) => !hiddenSources.includes(col.source))
+          .map((col) => (
+          <div
+            key={col.id}
+            className={overlay ? "mt-6" : "glass-card rounded-2xl p-4 sm:p-5"}
+            style={overlay ? undefined : { background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--card) 55%, transparent)" }}
+          >
             <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
               <h2 className={`text-sm font-semibold ${overlay ? "text-white/80" : ""}`}>{col.title}</h2>
               {onFilter && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index 1a6ba9a..f94d6ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
       "Plex collections: every Plex collection (franchises like Avatar, curated sets, and community lists like IMDb Top 250) is now mirrored locally by the background sync, so browsing is instant — no more waiting on Plex's slow collection queries.",
       "Plex library: a searchable Collection filter in the sidebar — pick a collection to see just its titles, combinable with every other filter.",
       "Plex info page: a title's collection(s) now appear as strips of the sibling films, playable straight from there (most-specific collection first).",
+      "Plex info page: show or hide each collection-strip type independently — keep genuine franchises (Avatar, James Bond) while hiding the big auto-lists (IMDb Top 250, TMDb Trending), remembered per account.",
+      "Plex info page: a refreshed, wider layout — content floats as frosted-glass panels over a faint, fixed backdrop of the title's own art (toggleable), matching the app's glassy look.",
     ],
   },
   {