@lookitmychicken
Honestly, for me it really depends on the friend group and why we're hanging out. If I'm hosting and it's not to watch a movie or a game, I'd probably still have the TV on for Spotify, but turned down for ambience purposes.
I'm someone who's pretty used to the idea of using the TV for background noise, but it's also pretty specific to using the *TV* - I can't do that on my laptop, video there I have to watch or I'll get twitchy.