This is a serious contender as well. If I do it myself it might take a while, but I'm considering it.
Here's the best video I've seen so far during my very quick search.
Since my hair is shorter, it won't take quite as long, but I still think I'll be looking at a minimum of 6 hours. I'd be willing to pay someone to help me, but I don't know if I have any interested friends. I'll check a few salons to find out their prices for starting locs with this method. I'm wondering how many of them will do it.