Console input from keyboard is terribly SLOW

Hi,

When I work in a console window (Run: cmd), the keyboard input is

sluggish, far slower then what I have in normal graphical windows.

This is especially noticed when you press and hold the key e.g. the

arrow key. In console it is about 3-4 symbols in a second, whereas in

other windows it's no less then 20 (the shortest delay, the fastest

repeat).

The problem also spreads out to other console programs, like FAR

Manager. It becomes hardly usable at all, you cannot move the

highlight of files comfortable enough.

Can anyone suggest possible solution?

Thanks,