Upcoming in 2017 is the new HDMI 'Alt mode' which will let simpler cables do the same job, but we're not there yet. Partly explaining the cost, perhaps - this isn't a simple straight-through wire. The Choetech cables are well built, as usual, with gold plating to make sure of a good earth, plus I'll bet there's some active electronics in that elongated HDMI connector. But used with care, there are still plenty of use cases here and the standalone cable is going to be a lot cheaper (and lighter) than carrying around either Acer's, Microsoft's or HP's official (weighted) Continuum docks. Which is why I referred to it as 'Continuum Lite'. There are some caveats, as you might expect, not least there being no way to plug in a wired mouse or keyboard. using it as the phone's secondary display. It turns out that wiring up a Lumia 950/XL or Elite X3 directly to a TV or monitor gets picked up by the Windows 10 Continuum routines as a generic 'Plug 'n' Play' display, and this is OK, as the bare minimum for Continuum to work, i.e. Anyway, go via our link and keep an eye on it in the coming weeks. Curiously, availability seems patchy as I write this, but hopefully it will improve, along with a sensible price.

This was all prompted by the PR folk at Choetech sending over a review sample of their new USB Type C to HDMI cable.

Microsoft display dock alternatives