Can I connect a PC to an iMac monitor?

Well the title says it ...
I would want to switch back and forth kind of like a KVM...

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The short answer is no.
The longer answer is that if you have a 27" iMac and your PC has video output in the digital DisplayPort format, then you can use the iMac's display for the PC with the iMac in Target Display Mode.
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Lossless compression
LCD, CRT, projector displays
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