 If you're looking for a new home security system, chances are you're looking at the Honeywell Lyric Controller and the Qolsys IQ Panel Classic Systems. Today we'll be going in depth comparing and contrasting these two systems. Please if you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to leave them directly below in the comments box where we respond promptly. Also keep in mind we can take over your existing alarm systems to save customers 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 and 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 OneGo AllGo feature. OneGo AllGo 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 original IQ panel has some major upsides starting with its price. It comes in as the second least expensive system out of all of the contenders. This panel was the first ever to offer from factory a 24 hour backup battery. Some of the other systems on our list do have the availability for a 24 hour backup battery but they will set you back about 30 to 40 dollars. The IQ panel was the first panel ever to have a 3 megapixel front mounted camera put directly on the touch screen. The front mounted camera works when the system is disarmed it will text and or email a notification to a client that has the alarm.com interactive service activated. It was also the first alarm control panel to be able to announce custom words. Other security systems will allow you to enter in a custom word but will not announce them in detail. The Qolsys IQ panel is not only designed for professional installation but mainly for the DIY home security market because it has all of the communicators, modules and backup battery built directly in. The only downside to the original Qolsys IQ panel is the fact that its sensors are not encrypted. Encryption has become the most cutting edge feature when it comes to wireless home security systems. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube page and click the show more tab underneath the video where you can view valuable links pertaining to this product, similar how to videos and our low cost no contract alarm monitoring services.