TOPIC: SF vs VV blades?

So, SF's V4 Infinity Edge blade is a "smoked"/opaque polycarbonate that gives a nice mix between the brightness of a clear blade and the fullness of a trans-white (ultraedge) blade. They only sell it in heavy-grade thickness with pointed/bullet tips that are threaded in. The diffusion film is also glued in.

VV's offers blades with both heavy (thick wall) and mid grade (thin wall) thicknesses. Mid grade is lighter and brighter than heavy grade, but not as durable. Heavy grade is required by most dueling groups. VV also offers both rounded or bullet tips, and the they are chemically bonded to the blade with Weld-On 3 (rather than superglued). They also don't glue the blade film, which allows it to flex rather than crinkle when dueling. "Shine-through" tips are also offered; a little hole is drilled in the middle of the reflective disc on the bottom of the tip that allows more light to pass through to the tip. It helps make the tip more evenly lit, but is a bit of a hazard if you point it at someone's face (they're banned from dueling groups like TSL).

VV offers blades in either clear or trans-white... with their special "dual diffusion", which is basically sanding of the outside of the blade. This is the main hallmark of their blades. I don't really see the point of it on a trans-white blade, but it's great on the clear blades. It pretty much does what the SF blade material does and puts it at a nice balance between a clear and a white blade in making the blade appear "fuller" while not having the drawbacks of trans-white (dimmer and washes out under lighting easily). I had a bunch of blades from US that I've since sanded in the VV style.

VV's standard dual diffused blades are thin wall blades whereas the SF V4 Infinity is a thick wall blade. If you are medium to hard dueler, then the Infinity is better. I prefer the VV standard dual diffused because I am not much of a dueler so a thin wall blade helps with brightness/diffusion a little better. It's not a big deal.

However, there is one blade that VV sells that is a winner: the Photon Blade. This produces a bright acid green that is close to Luke's thin neck green in TLJ. You need a 12W+ Medium Blue or 12W+ Deep Blue LED to stimulate the Photon green blade. This is my single favorite blade by any manufacturer.

I was considering to buy a dual diffused 1' trans white VV blade, since i heard that it is significantly bright over other blades. Is the difference not that big?

If I may add, TCSS and VV blades are the same.