Zorin isn't too bad, and it tries to hit the usability targets that Microsoft used to use. As far as "lol ok I'll try linux" goes, there are worse choices...
2. never ever connect it to your network. EVER. Use an external device.
If you use a roku, roku can still track your roku stuff. But it can't also see anything you do that's not using the roku. Like track and report to roku what steam games you play on your steam machine.
If you put your tv online, it has access to all of that, and can inject content if it wants.
Why on earth would anybody buy a fridge with a screen?
Because like "smart" TVs, it's getting more and more difficult to get good ones without the "smart" bits. It might've been on sale, and they didn't realize the avarice at play.
I... uh... made it before I realized I could ask chatgpt to help me