Well trying in everyway possible to avoid a Daz vs Poser thread, which are known to end up rather unpleasant by all accounts.

I guess it all depends, one thing though Daz Studio is free and is still very actively in development why not just download it and do a tutorial or two and see what you think.Genesis 8 base is also free and has a pretty good compatibility with tens of thousands of Legacy Genesis and V4 products.