Abstract: This invention relates to an ambient lighting system for a display device including an image display region. Controllable light sources that are substantial point-like and disposed in an array are provided, each being adapted to emit a light beam of at least one wavelength onto an region visually appearing to the viewer peripherally surrounding the display. An image analyzer determines the color information from video data of the displayed image, the color information being used as a control parameter for controlling the emission color of the emitted light beams. Due to the substantial point-like property of the light sources along with their arrangement within the array the emitted light beams onto the region forms a pixelated image so as to provide at least a partial extension of the image display region.