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by mcast 758 days ago
To be fair, the Kindle is primarily used for reading books and doesn't require a fast refresh rate. It also lasts for weeks (months?) without charging.
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It's not about refresh rate it's about responsiveness. As close to 0ms as possible. On kindle there's a frustrating amount of input lag
The response you're waiting for is a refresh of the screen.

The Kindle excels at being a low-cost device for reading novels, or linear non-fiction with no graphics etc. For anything fancier, it's simply not built for that.