well as u notice in the picture the reflection is mroe off the brushed its kinda odd,
i am using brushed cuz it matched my guages but i have had both
here is my comparison
the silver makes ur guages seem magified with a thin red reflective circle that goes around u can see it but it looks more liek the guages are magnified,
the brushed has a bigger clowing edge around it, very cool looking i dont feel like im looking at maginified guages at night, and its not as eye catching,
i caught myself looking down at the guages to many times to count when i had the crome

its really preference i got the brusedh becuz it matches my autometer guage,
when i didn't have the guage i loved the chrome ones, its all relative both look nice, the brushed has a more factory feel to it,
and the silver has a more aftermarket feel to it.
the brushed matches the inside dull silver console almost exactly and the chromse matches the ebrake button.
thats the differences.