Is it possible use an iMac 21,5" as secondary monitor for windows 7 laptop

Hello everybody,
Recently (less than one year ago) i bought an iMac 21,5".
Now i would like to use it as secondary monitor for my laptop. (My laptop runs Windows 7).
Is it possible? (I found conflicting opinions on the web, even on the Apple forum).
What type of cable do I need?
(I will appreciate also a link to the product on some online store: preferably apple store, but also amozon, ebay, etc.) 
Thank you in advance.

SOrry to say, but no.
The 2011 iMacs can only be used as a second display via a Thunderbolt-to-Thunderbolt cable.
The other way around (from Thunderbolt-to-DisplayPort) would work.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3775 and http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Thunderbolt/10.6/en/30822.html
Stefan

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