IMac as Dumb Monitor

I have an iMac 20/2.1G5 Power PC with a bad logic board. Due to the repair costs it is not an economical fix. I would however like to be able to make use of the unit's beautiful monitor and was wondering if anyone out there might have some insights on the possibility of converting the unit to make it useful as a monitor. I realize that are no video inputs but perhaps there exists some sort of device out there that would allow me the capability of connecting the unit to another computer as a dumb monitor.

Just a thought. Could you get a broken imac, screen not working and transfer the insides. Maybe a 17" innards would work.

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