The reason I liked BFVA better wasn’t cause of the displays, but the displayers. There were just so many more cool people to meet and talk to!
BFVA is definitely much larger than PBF so there are a lot more displayers. I’ve been going to BFVA on and off since 2002 and have met lots of great AFOLs there. PBF is off to a great start and I think will eventually be on par with BFVA (in some respects, it is better) overall. Each has its own vibe, which is great.