diff --git a/widgets/asciibox/asciibox.go b/component/asciibox/asciibox.go
similarity index 100%
rename from widgets/asciibox/asciibox.go
rename to component/asciibox/asciibox.go
diff --git a/widgets/barchart/barchart.go b/component/barchart/barchart.go
similarity index 100%
rename from widgets/barchart/barchart.go
rename to component/barchart/barchart.go
diff --git a/widgets/component.go b/component/component.go
similarity index 97%
rename from widgets/component.go
rename to component/component.go
index 38d707e..c8146c3 100644
--- a/widgets/component.go
+++ b/component/component.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package widgets
+package component
 
 import (
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/config"
diff --git a/widgets/layout.go b/component/layout.go
similarity index 98%
rename from widgets/layout.go
rename to component/layout.go
index cad219e..d190edf 100644
--- a/widgets/layout.go
+++ b/component/layout.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-package widgets
+package component
 
 import (
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component/runchart"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/config"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/console"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets/runchart"
 	ui "github.com/sqshq/termui"
 )
 
diff --git a/widgets/menu.go b/component/menu.go
similarity index 99%
rename from widgets/menu.go
rename to component/menu.go
index 933d85c..592baa1 100644
--- a/widgets/menu.go
+++ b/component/menu.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package widgets
+package component
 
 import (
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/config"
diff --git a/widgets/runchart/grid.go b/component/runchart/grid.go
similarity index 100%
rename from widgets/runchart/grid.go
rename to component/runchart/grid.go
diff --git a/widgets/runchart/legend.go b/component/runchart/legend.go
similarity index 100%
rename from widgets/runchart/legend.go
rename to component/runchart/legend.go
diff --git a/widgets/runchart/runchart.go b/component/runchart/runchart.go
similarity index 100%
rename from widgets/runchart/runchart.go
rename to component/runchart/runchart.go
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c360008..71d9cbc 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component/asciibox"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/console"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/data"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets/asciibox"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
diff --git a/config/default.go b/config/default.go
index 9b76120..fbd5688 100644
--- a/config/default.go
+++ b/config/default.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component/asciibox"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/console"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets/asciibox"
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultRefreshRateMs = 1000
+	defaultRefreshRateMs = 200
 	defaultScale         = 1
 	defaultTheme         = console.ThemeDark
 )
diff --git a/event/handler.go b/event/handler.go
index bcdaa2a..299ab30 100644
--- a/event/handler.go
+++ b/event/handler.go
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 package event
 
 import (
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/config"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/console"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets"
 	ui "github.com/sqshq/termui"
 	"time"
 )
 
 const (
-	refreshRateToRenderRateRatio = 0.8
+	refreshRateToRenderRateRatio = 0.6
 )
 
 type Handler struct {
-	layout        *widgets.Layout
+	layout        *component.Layout
 	renderTicker  *time.Ticker
 	consoleEvents <-chan ui.Event
 	renderRate    time.Duration
 }
 
-func NewHandler(layout *widgets.Layout) Handler {
+func NewHandler(layout *component.Layout) Handler {
 	renderRate := calcMinRenderRate(layout)
 	return Handler{
 		layout:        layout,
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleEvents() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) handleModeChange(m widgets.Mode) {
+func (h *Handler) handleModeChange(m component.Mode) {
 
-	// render mode change before switching the tickers
+	// render change before switching the tickers
 	ui.Render(h.layout)
 	h.renderTicker.Stop()
 
-	if m == widgets.ModeDefault {
+	if m == component.ModeDefault {
 		h.renderTicker = time.NewTicker(h.renderRate)
 	} else {
 		h.renderTicker = time.NewTicker(console.MinRenderInterval)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleExit() {
 	config.Update(settings)
 }
 
-func calcMinRenderRate(layout *widgets.Layout) time.Duration {
+func calcMinRenderRate(layout *component.Layout) time.Duration {
 
 	minRefreshRateMs := layout.Components[0].RefreshRateMs
 	for _, c := range layout.Components {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6bc75dc..3c3d4de 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component"
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component/asciibox"
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component/barchart"
+	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/component/runchart"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/config"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/console"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/data"
 	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/event"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets/asciibox"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets/barchart"
-	"github.com/sqshq/sampler/widgets/runchart"
 	ui "github.com/sqshq/termui"
 )
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer csl.Close()
 
 	width, height := ui.TerminalDimensions()
-	layout := widgets.NewLayout(width, height, widgets.NewMenu())
+	layout := component.NewLayout(width, height, component.NewMenu())
 
 	for _, c := range cfg.RunCharts {