Using a PC laptop as a second display?

Can anyone tell me a way of connecting up an iMac to a PC laptop so that the laptop acts as a second display? I'm running audio software and need to switch between edit windows all the time. I know you can get mini DVI to RGA adaptors, but im not sure if it'll work?!
iMac Intel 2.33GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Yeah, it works fine. It's just that there is two main windows I have to use, and having the laptop as a second display would mean I could save time switching between them instead of messing about on one screen.

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By the way I happened to write another reply myself
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