ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says seven companies will pay $553 million to settle allegations they inflated prices for liquid crystal display screens used in televisions and computer monitors.

The corporations Chi Mei Innolux Corp., Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd., Epson Imaging Devices Corp., HannStar Display Corp., Hitachi Displays Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sharp Corp. along with U.S. affiliates are settling antitrust claims brought by eight state attorneys general and private class-action attorneys.

According to New York’s complaint, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese manufacturers of thin film transistor LCD panels conspired to fix prices.

Under the agreements, $501 million will be available for partial refunds to consumers in 24 states and the District of Columbia who purchased products containing TFT-LCD panels from Jan. 1, 1999 through Dec. 31, 2006.