B&Q 300 Warm White LED Icicle Lights vs Philips Hue Festavia String Lights

The B&Q set is a cheap, long icicle curtain for a roofline or gutter, with 300 warm white LEDs over 22m and eight flash modes. The Philips Hue Festavia is a smart string of 16 large globe bulbs over 65ft, with app control, dimming and full colour, but it needs a Hue Bridge to do much. Buy the B&Q for a fixed festive icicle look on a budget; buy the Festavia if you already run Hue and want colour scenes and app scheduling. Owners of Hue rate the app and reliability; icicle sets like the B&Q are simple and disposable, and the thin clear cable and mains plug limit where you can hang it.

• Choose the B&Q 300 Warm White LED Icicle Lights if you want a long, dense warm-white icicle curtain for a roof edge or gutter and do not need app control or colour.
• Choose the Philips Hue Festavia String Lights if you already have a Hue Bridge and want dimmable, colour-changing globe lights you can schedule and animate from your phone.