Agreed. On the flipside we get to learn a bit about video processing and the knowledge required to deal with it as such. So, win? 
In our case we are cutting the cord from DysfunctionalTV (DirecTV), so the learning curve is worth it if it means ditching said dysfunction.
This script seems to work well for us:
@ECHO OFF
D:\Broadcasts\HandBrakeCLI.exe --preset "Fast 1080p30" --native-language eng --native-dub --subtitle scan,1,2,3 --subtitle-default=1 --main-feature -i %1 -o "%~dpn1.m4v" && (
del %1
)
Note the use of error handling to only delete the input file if the conversion completes without error. Also note the inclusion of subtitles, which do not occur by default and are required if desired in the conversion.
