Posts tagged Hitachi 
DS screen manufacturer accused of price fixing
We reported back in February that Sharp and Hitachi, two tech industry juggernauts who are responsible for supplying the DS with its LCD screens, were under investigation for their suspected collusion to control the price of said screens. Earlier this week, the Japan Fair Trade Commission conclude...
DS LCD screen makers investigated for price fixing
When video game makers fix prices for consumers, it's considered the normal state of business. When LCD makers fix prices for game makers, they get raided by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission. So it goes. AFP has the report on the investigation on screen-makers Sharp and Hitachi, which have long be...
A DS Lite screen cartel?
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has conducted an investigation of Sharp and Hitachi Displays Ltd. in response to accusations that the two companies have unfairly fixed prices of LCD displays for DS Lites (in what AFX News Kaori Kaneko referred to as a "cartel"). The organization searched both companie...
Hitachi working on 100GB Blu-ray discs
Just when you thought 50GB of data storage was enough, Hitachi has to waltz in and offer double that amount with a new prototype four layer Blu-ray disc. Normally, you'd need a different optical head to read from a disc of this type, but that doesn't seem to be the case with this one. That is, if ne...
Mini Blu-ray discs show off wider adoption of HD format
Here's some food for thought: Verbatim has started manufacturing minature (UMD-sized) Blu-ray discs able to hold 7.5 gigabytes. The discs will appear in North America around October for use in handheld camcorders by Hitachi. Verbatim and Hitachi teaming up to bring Blu-ray home for the masses to rec...
360 DVD firmware hack now hits Hitachi drives [update 1]
The firmware hack that was revealed back in March has a new target. Previously the hack could only be executed on 360 units containing a Samsung DVD drive, while the new hack works on 360s containing the Hitachi-LG drive as well. While I personally don't condone this practice (developers work hard f...
Poll results: Hitachi drives rule the roost, Samsung ain't so quiet
Well, it looks like most of us are proud owners of the (reportedly) louder Hitachi drive. While we won't disagree that the Hitachi drive is loud, many of our readers disagree that the Samsung drive is quiet. Simon writes, "Well I have the Samsung but it isn't anywhere near what I'd call quiet....
Fanboy Poll: What brand is your 360's DVD drive?
Llamma has posted some images of the two different DVD drives being offered in the Xbox 360: on the left is the newer, and quieter, Samsung drive (model #TS-H943), easily identified by its unique drive-tray and ninja-like stealth. On the right is the Hitachi (model #GDR-3120L), easily identified by...
