 If you're in the market for a new home security system, chances are you're looking at the Honeywell Lyric Controller and the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 and may be wondering which is the best for your installation. Well look no further, today we'll be comparing and contrasting these two security systems. Please if you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to list them below in the comments box and keep in mind if you have any existing security systems, chances are we can usually take over that system to save you time and money. The Lyric Controller which serves as the main control hub for the security system still has a 7 inch touchscreen display but has upgraded from the previous L7000 with a new screen resolution of 1024x600, end users if they wish can set up voice commands to verbally communicate to the Lyric Controller to start or stop security or home automation functions. No other system has this capability on our list. Flexible monitoring features such as Wi-Fi only, cellular only or dual path communications. This gives the end users the choice to whether they want to sacrifice reliability for lower cost alarm monitoring rates. Lyric has added a 2 megapixel front-mounted camera so that when the system is disarmed it can text or email a notification to end users with the Wi-Fi communicator activated and Total Connect 2.0 services. With the Lyric Controller you can view up to 8 cameras with its dual quad-screen capabilities which is unmatched. The Lyric Controller has added a new line of wireless encrypted sensors called SIX sensors. The two major benefits of SIX technology is the encryption of all of its devices and lastly the new SIX smoke offers the one go all go feature. One go all go means anytime one SIX smoke is triggered all of your other connected SIX smoke detectors will sound. Out of all the wireless systems Geoarm offers the Lyric Controller is the only system able to perform this task. Installation of the Lyric Controller scores great remarks because all the end user has to do is slide the cellular communicator into place, install the backup battery and decide whether they want to wall mount or desk mount the control panel. The only downside to the Honeywell Lyric security systems that we could find was the SIX series sensors are a little bit bulky and there's no option for an external hardwired siren like there has been in the past. The IQ Panel 2 boasts the smallest 7 inch touchscreen display ever created and a leading screen resolution of 1280 by 800. IQ Panel 2 has upgraded to an industry best 5 megapixel front mounted camera directly on the touchscreen. This front camera will send clients who have Alarm.com interactive monitoring services activated a text and or email notification when the panel is disarmed. A Qualcomm Snapdragon quad core processor and Android 5 plus software has been added which helps announce custom words, makes using the menu driven navigation system more user friendly and allows for more customization. This panel offers a 24 hour backup battery from factory. Some of the other panels on our list do allow for a 24 hour backup battery but will set you back about $30 to $40. A whole new line of security sensors were added called S line sensors. These sensors offer end users encryption, the best wireless signal range nominally at 600 feet and an average battery life between 5 to 8 years. These next features are really what sets apart the IQ Panel 2 from the others and the one word that comes to mind is innovation. IQ Panel 2 is the first security system ever to include a built in glass break detector and a motion sensor. This saves both time and money to the end user. A built in Bluetooth LTE 4.0 module has been installed directly to the panel. This allows for end users to pair up to 5 smart devices so when they come within 30 to 40 feet of the panel, it will automatically disarm the system without touching anything. A built in router, if a client has a bunch of other devices such as video games or other streaming devices on the wifi network, the IQ Panel 2's built in router will divert some of the bandwidth so you don't see any laps in the connections fees. The IQ Panel 2 is one of the first panels ever to offer Z-Wave Plus technology. Z-Wave Plus improves speed, security and range compared to standard Z-Wave devices. The IQ Panel 2 has all of its communicators, modules and backup battery built directly in all an end user needs to do to begin installing and programming the IQ Panel 2 is to plug in the power supply and decide whether they want a wall or desk mount the actual panel. The only downsides to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 that we can find were 1. You cannot view IP cameras directly on the touch screen. 2. Qolsys has decreased the decibel level of their siren from their previous IQ Panel.