Using a 27" iMac as display for PC with VGA port

There is a lot of talk aout there about using a 27" iMac as a display with the mini displayport to displayport cable. It is so exciting! I am trying to connect a PC laptop with a VGA port to a 27" Dell Latitude D620. I'm seeing mixed reviews out there. Has anyone tried this or know of a good convertor/adapter/cable from VGA to displayport?
I apologize if I missed this discussion already.

Apple creates products that work with one another. If they happen to also work with another manufacturer's products, then it is icing on the cake, but not a priority.
You will not be able to accomplish your goal with any series of passive adapters. You need an active VGA to DisplayPort converter to convert the VGA analog video signal to a digital DisplayPort video signal. No one makes one that I can find in web searches.
If you can add a new video card to the PC, it may be much less expensive to get a video card with DisplayPort output for the PC. Then you just need a DP to m-DP cable. But if not a DisplayPort card, then you can convert HDMI/DVI to DisplayPort. Those converters are US$150.

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