What iMac version (at home) do I need to use it as external monitor for a lenovo laptop (business)

Hi Apple Fan's
I have a lenovo (T400) for business and would like to use an iMac at home as external monitor.
I saw a lot of topics but no final response if it's possible with one of the (older) iMacs.
Is there an iMac (not needed to be version 2011) that can do this?
thanks for your help!
regards from Switzerland
Patrick

The only iMac models that support direct input as a monitor from a non-Mac computer are the 27-inch iMac (Late 2009 or Mid 2010) and those accept only DisplayPort input. See:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
The 2011 iMac will support only another Mac with a Thunderbolt port.
Regards.

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