Can I use my 27" late 2013 model iMac as a monitor for a gaming console through some sort of input cable?

I just bought a 27" iMac for college and I was curious if it was possible for to use my iMac as a screen for a gaming console to forgo buying a TV.

If the fuction is not addressed in this Apple article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
you can't do it. Target Dispaly mode is a Mac-to-Mac function, and then only with late-model computers.

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